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Moscow: Russia on Wednesday overturned the conviction of anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin, who was the first person sent to jail under new rules that made...

Tokyo: Japan's largest opposition Democratic Party has demanded that the head of a school operator with ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife,...

Hong Kong: Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for misconduct in public office, making him the most senior city...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police on Wednesday named a North Korean diplomat along with a state airline official who are wanted for questioning over the murder...

Washington: China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the...

London: Average life expectancy will rise in many countries by 2030, breaking through 90 years in some places, and policymakers need to make more efforts to...

Manila: The foreign minister of the Philippines expressed doubt on Wednesday that a maritime sovereignty dispute with China could be resolved "during...

Munich/Berlin: Bavaria will ban the full-face veil in schools, universities, government workplaces and polling stations, the southern German state said on...

Washington: US President Donald Trump's administration plans to consider almost all illegal immigrants subject to deportation, but will leave...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the United States on Tuesday to keep an open mind on admitting skilled Indian workers, in comments that pushed...