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Cairo: An Egyptian military court sentenced a colonel to six years in prison on Tuesday after he announced plans to stand in the 2018 presidential election,...

Johannesburg: South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa faced wide-ranging challenges Tuesday after being elected to lead South Africa's ruling...

Vatican City: Jordan's King Abdullah II and Pope Francis on Tuesday discussed the US decision to recognise occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital,...

Geneva: Twenty-one people have died from diphtheria in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding that it had...

Mumbai: The victory of a Dalit activist in elections in India's Gujarat state is a boost to efforts to secure land for the lower caste community and...

New Delhi: A metro train crashed through the walls of a station during a trial run in New Delhi on Tuesday, just days ahead of its inauguration by Indian...

Dhaka: Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite rights groups warning...

Washington: President Donald Trump used the launch of his first National Security Strategy on Monday to laud the benefits of cooperation with Russia, a...

Beirut: A driver arrested over the murder of British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes in the Lebanese capital Beirut has confessed to killing her, a judicial...

Bangkok: A Vietnamese 'crocodile lizard' and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the...