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Seoul: South Korean author Han Kang, whose novel The Vegetarian had sold just 20,000 copies in her home country before it became a candidate for...

Baghdad: Iraqi forces shelled IS targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as...

Yangon: A court in Myanmar sentenced a young poet to six months in jail on Tuesday for defaming former president Thein Sein, making him one of the first...

Ankara: Turkey's new prime minister, Binali Yildirim, said on Tuesday that the country's current constitution was far from meeting its needs and...

Ho Chi Minh City: U.S. President Barack Obama chided Vietnam on political freedoms on Tuesday after critics of the communist-run government were prevented...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 26 the plea of Salvatore Girone, one of the two Italian marines accused of killing two...

New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) is soon expected to make a fresh request for Vijay Mallya's extradition under the India-UK Mutual Legal...

Mumbai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Monday rejected the bail application of former media baron Peter Mukerjea who has been...

Srinagar: Militants on Monday killed three policemen including an ASI -- two of them unarmed -- in twin strikes in the heart of Srinagar, carrying out such...

Istanbul: Global leaders met in Istanbul on Monday to tackle a "broken" humanitarian system that has left 130 million people in need of aid, a...