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Beijing: China's President Xi Jinping initiated the ambitious "Belt and Road" development plan but it has become a world plan not tied to his...

Jakarta: Hundreds of supporters of Jakarta's Christian governor sang patriotic songs outside the Indonesian capital's City Hall on Wednesday to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the judiciary for its decision to hear cases during the summer break, and said it would...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte beefed up his administration by naming his military chief and his running mate as ministers on Wednesday, and...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday the government cannot scrap an existing mining law, suggesting he is open to easing up on a...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to "secure and ensure" the presence of embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who...

Seoul: South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing North...

New York: A teacher at a US school has been fired after he allegedly ripped the hijab off an 8-year-old girl's head and injuring her in the process, for...

Beirut: The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday a U.S. decision to arm its fighters battling IS would bring quick results, and it now expected to...

Ankara: Turkey urged the United States on Wednesday to reverse a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting IS in Syria, saying every weapon supplied to the...