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Baghdad: Iraqi government forces captured the Kurdish-held city of Kirkuk on Monday, responding to a Kurdish vote on independence with a bold lightning...

Beirut: Lebanon's president said on Monday his country could no longer cope with hosting huge numbers of Syrian refugees and called on world powers to...

Islamabad: Pakistan has deported a former director of a chain of private Turkish schools along with his family, former school officials said on Monday, the...

Lahinch (Ireland): A woman died as Tropical Storm Ophelia battered Ireland's southern coast on Monday, knocking down trees and power lines and whipping...

Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday commissioned the indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kiltan at the...

Bengaluru: At least six persons were killed and some others feared trapped when a two-storeyed building collapsed due to a suspected LPG cylinder blast near...

Washington: The U.S.-India economic ties are quite strong and diversified and were strengthened further with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's visit to...

Hong Kong: The jailing of three Hong Kong democracy activists this year is a serious threat to the city's rule of law, a group of senior international...

Bangkok: Hotels in Bangkok's bustling old town, home to a backpacker enclave favoured by foreign tourists, are booked up as Thailand prepares to host...

Seoul: South Korea and the United States began week-long joint Navy drills in the waters around the Korean peninsula on Monday, amid high tensions over...