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Bangkok: Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has ordered a history-themed festival for the public, a government spokesman said on Monday, as the...

Tokyo: A U.S. attack helicopter made an emergency landing in the grounds of a hotel on Japan's Okinawa island on Monday, the latest in a string of...

Johannesburg: The new leader of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) Cyril Ramaphosa called for unity on Monday as factions within the party...

Vatican City: Pope Francis called on Monday for all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for a legally binding...

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed to provide income tax relief for high...

Washington: The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new "Buy American" plan that calls for U.S. military attaches and diplomats to...

Xian(China): French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday China and Europe should work together on Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative, a...

Beijing/Seoul: Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China's east coast under control on Monday as fire raged for a second...

Yangon: Friends of Reuters reporter Wa Lone gathered on Sunday at one of the main Buddhist pagodas in Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon to pray for...

Cairo: Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik is no longer considering running for president in this year's elections, he said in a statement on...