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The Hague: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al Maliki asked prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to launch a full investigation into...

Washington: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five Iranians. In a statement, the US Treasury named the individuals as Mehdi Azarpisheh,...

Beirut/Berlin: Iran poured scorn on threatened US sanctions on Tuesday and told European powers to step up and salvage its international nuclear deal -...

Astana: Gale-force winds have punched holes in one of Astana's best known buildings, a granite-and-glass pyramid, the Kazakh authorities said, warning...

New Delhi: At least nine were killed on Tuesday after police fired at protesters calling for the closure of a Vedanta Resources-controlled copper smelter in...

Kandahar: A blast in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Tuesday caused dozens of casualties, officials said, as fighting across the country showed no...

Kuala Lumpur: The government of ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak deceived parliament over the finances of state fund 1MDB and suppressed an...

Agra(India): India's white-marble Taj Mahal is turning yellow and green as the 17th century mausoleum weathers filthy air in the world's eighth-most...

Bengaluru/Kochi: A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health...

Islamabad: A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organisation said on...