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Berlin: Frank-Walter Steinmeier was hardly Chancellor Angela Merkel's first choice for the largely ceremonial job of German president, but the lifelong...

Khartoum: Sudanese security forces launched a crackdown on black market currency trading on Tuesday to curb a parallel market that has undermined its...

Chennai: As tens of thousands of families in India's eastern state of Odisha begin their autumn migration in search of work, the government is stepping...

Johannesburg: Zimbabwe's longstanding government and ruling party mouthpiece, The Herald newspaper, has abruptly changed its tune on President Robert...

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments in a petition to declare President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs,...

Geneva: The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday condemned attacks and threats made against its investigators by Philippines President Rodrigo...

Shanghai: Police in Beijing have detained 18 people following a fire that killed 19 people and injured another eight on Saturday evening, the state news...

Amsterdam: Technical problems at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport delayed dozens of flights to one of Europe's busiest airports on Tuesday, the national...

Bangkok: Thailand is seeking to prosecute ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft under a law that allows politicians to be tried in absentia, an...