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Hassi Messaoud(Algeria): Algeria's biggest union urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday to seek a fifth term in office in a further sign that...

Taipei/Beijing: China offered the Dominican Republic a $3.1 billion package of investments and loans to get them to sever ties with Taiwan, a Taiwan...

Seoul: With a faltering voice and her head down, the youngest daughter of Korean Air Lines' chairman apologised on Tuesday for a recent angry outburst...

San Ysidro Port of Entry: Eight women and children from a caravan of hundreds of Central American migrants have sought asylum in the United States after...

Maungdaw (Myanmar): Myanmar's military has assured the United Nations of "harsh" action against perpetrators of sexual violence, state media...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak promised on Tuesday to raise the minimum wage this year if he wins the May 9 general election,...

Sao Paulo: A 26-story abandoned office building occupied by about 150 squatters was engulfed in flames and collapsed in the center of Sao Paulo early...

Phoenix: Arizona teachers vowed to continue their walkout over salaries and school funding on Tuesday as lawmakers considered a proposal advanced by the...

Beirut: Dozens of hostages held by militants in northern Syria reached army lines on Tuesday, launching a deal for insurgents to quit an enclave south of...

Nabi Ayla (Lebanon): A friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who was once one of Lebanon's most powerful men is trying to make a comeback, with the...