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Geneva: The United Nations human rights office has called on French beach resorts to lift their bans on the burkini, calling them a "stupid...

Paris: An international agreement on climate change struck in Paris last year is still far from being implemented, French President Francois Hollande said...

Athens: More than 460 migrants and refugees arrived on Greek islands from Turkey on Tuesday, the highest in several weeks, despite a European Union deal...

New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday discussed terrorism and other issues of strategic importance as well as of commercial interest with New Delhi...

Sanosara (Gujarat): Holding his first public rally in poll-bound Gujarat after taking office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to...

Singapore : A Singapore court jailed two Bangladeshis for financing terrorism on Tuesday after detaining them in April on suspicion of planning attacks in...

Sirte (Libya): Libyan forces said they captured a residential neighbourhood in central Sirte from IS on Monday, leaving just one district of the city still...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to begin testing its first web-based disaster damage and loss reporting system by the end of the year, authorities say. The...

Bangkok: Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30...

Singapore: The number of confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rose to 82 on Tuesday, with some of the latest infections detected beyond the area of...