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Brasilia/Sao Paulo: Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will take over as chief of staff for his successor Dilma Rousseff in a bid to save...

Anakara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on parliament to act swiftly to broaden an anti-terrorism law, saying those who support...

Washington: Commuters in Washington, DC, packed the roads in cars and on bicycles and crowded buses to cope with a last-minute shutdown of the...

Peshawar: A bomb on a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 15 people on Wednesday, officials said, and a militant...

Manila: Grace Poe, frontrunner in the Philippines' presidential election campaign, said on Wednesday she favoured relaxing restrictions on foreign...

Maiduguri (Nigeria): Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of...

London: Violence and abuse of older women is often going unchecked, the lack of data and effective legislation leaving them at risk, campaigners said on...

Rome: Denmark overtook Switzerland as the world's happiest place, according to a report on Wednesday that urged nations regardless of wealth to tackle...

London: Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases...

London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the ranks of prominent global leaders at Madame Tussauds in London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok next...