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Harare: Zimbabwe will hold a general election on July 30, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, a vote he has pledged will be free and fair with...

Hanoi: A court has upheld a key judgement in Vietnam's biggest-ever fraud case, spotlighting the country's ability to tackle financial crime at a...

Kabul: More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a US...

Gaza: The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian...

London: French oil major Total has two months to seek exemption from US sanctions after Washington's withdrawal from the international nuclear deal,...

Rome: Last-ditch efforts to form a government in Italy showed little sign of succeeding on Wednesday, with major parties calling instead for repeat...

Jakarta: Indonesia and India pledged on Wednesday to step up defence and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in...

Nairobi: Kenyan authorities brought 24 civil servants and business people to court in handcuffs on Tuesday to hear charges against them amid an...

New Delhi: Vedanta Resources is working on a legal challenge to an Indian state's closure of one of its copper smelters, but it will not proceed until...

Los Angeles: Starbucks Corp appealed to customers for forgiveness in a controversy over racial profiling on Tuesday, saying its behaviour toward two black...