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Geneva/Beirut: The first Syria peace talks for two years were a "complete failure" before they started on Friday, a Western diplomat said, after...

Occupied Jerusalem: The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating...

London: An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined IS in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that was blown out of Egypt's...

London: James Murdoch is to return as chairman of Sky four years after a phone-hacking scandal forced him out, potentially taking the Murdoch family a step...

Nairobi: Burundi police have arrested a British and a French journalist during a sweep for rebels in flashpoint districts of the capital, officials said on...

Berlin: Forty per cent of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to resign over her refugee policy, a poll showed on Friday, in a sign of rising...

Mumbai: Allotment of a prime piece of land here to actress and BJP MP Hema Malini by the Maharashtra government for her dance academy at a throwaway price...

Madrid: The trial of Spain's Princess Cristina on charges of tax fraud must go ahead, a court ruled on Friday, throwing out an appeal by her lawyers in...

Naypyitaw: After sweeping a historic election in November, Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday bid farewell to outgoing lawmakers...

Taipei/Singapore: TransAsia Airways should review its safety protocols, pilot training programme and hiring practices to reduce "imminent risks",...