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Kinshasa: At least three people were killed when Congolese security forces fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse a protest against President Joseph...

Dubai: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for boosting relations with the Iraqi Kurdish region as part of a united Iraq, Iranian media...

Prague: A fourth person has died from injuries sustained in a fire on Saturday at a hotel in central Prague, a hospital spokesman said. The fire broke out...

Sydney: The Australian Taxation Office will investigate more than 20 million international visa holders and foreign students using data-matching audits to...

Beijing: China's official news agency said in a commentary on Sunday that the shutdown of the US government exposed "chronic flaws" in the US...

Yangon: Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from Myanmar's jails in amnesties in recent years, including dozens freed in January 2016,...

Gungdum (Bangladesh): Tensions mounted on Sunday at refugee camps in Bangladesh holding hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims over an operation to send...

Kabul: Gunmen dressed in army uniforms who stormed Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel battled Afghan Special Forces for 13 hours in an overnight siege that...

Berlin: Germany faces growing risks and high costs if it does not revamp its financial system to focus more on climate change and sustainability, according...

Seoul: Seoul welcomed confirmation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that 22 North Korean athletes would compete in next month's Winter...