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Beijing: A Beijing kindergarten teacher used sewing needles to punish children for not sleeping, police said, but other abuse claims have been rejected by...

Dhaka: A Catholic priest has disappeared in Bangladesh, police said Wednesday, as the Muslim-majority country stepped up security ahead of a landmark visit...

London: Brexiteers and europhiles reacted angrily to reports Wednesday that Britain will pay up to 55 billion euros to leave the European Union, putting...

Manila: Fifteen suspected communist guerrillas including six women have been killed in a gunbattle, the Philippine military said on Wednesday, days after...

London: Prime Minister Theresa May left London late Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East, where she will meet Saudi and Jordanian leaders in a...

La Paz: Bolivia's constitutional court Tuesday authorised leftist President Evo Morales to run for a fourth term in 2019, despite the South American...

Occupied Jerusalem: As Friday's deadline nears for Gaza's Hamas rulers to cede power to the rival Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, hopes for a...

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Wednesday his country had achieved full nuclear statehood after what he said was the successful test of a new...

Paris: Marriage may test one's sanity, but living into old age with a partner also lowers the risk of dementia, researchers said on Wednesday. In a...