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Baghdad: A blast caused by a fire at a weapons storage depot in eastern Baghdad on Friday set off rockets that hit neighbouring districts, killing at least...

Singapore: Singapore said on Friday it had found 38 more people who had contracted Zika, raising to 189 the number infected with the mosquito-borne virus...

Manila: The Philippines is stepping up President Rodrigo Duterte's battle on drugs with incoming college freshmen set to face tests for illegal drug use...

New Delhi: Normal life in various parts of the country was partly affected on Friday by the one-day nationwide strike by trade unions with banking,...

Stirling (Scotland): The Scottish National Party is to send out thousands of its faithful to measure the appetite for independence, leader Nicola Sturgeon...

Austin (Texas): China has set a trial date for this month for a US businesswoman accused of spying, charges her husband in Texas said on Thursday were...

Almaty: Uzbek President Islam Karimov, authoritarian leader of his Central Asian state for more than 25 years, died on Friday, the government and parliament...

Peshawar: Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan, a rescue official said, hours after...

Tokyo: Japan is hoping the lure of deeper economic ties with Russia will strengthen strategic relations in the face of a rising China, but sceptics question...

Washington: The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark...