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Rome: Italian anti-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had arrested an Italian citizen of Moroccan origin on suspicion of supporting IS militant group...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's parliament on Wednesday picked a close ally of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's new president, a move unlikely...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has opened a new front in his war on drugs, targeting fake over-the-counter medicines to try to stem the spread...

New York: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg plans to testify before US Congress, a source briefed on the matter said on Tuesday, as he bows to...

Beijing/Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearise and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with...

Cairo: Egyptian authorities pressed for a high turnout on Tuesday on the second day of a presidential election designed to give President Abdel Fattah Al...

Beirut/Amman: Thousands of people departed eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday, the third group to leave under a...

Baghdad: Iraqi armed forces will prevent Kurdish militants based in northern Iraq from staging cross-border attacks against Turkey, Iraqi Prime Minister...

New York: Saudi Arabia and Russia are working on a historic long-term pact that could extend controls over world crude supplies by major exporters for many...