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Naypyitaw/Yangon: Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite...

London: Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose fluid, futuristic designs were used in buildings across the world to widespread acclaim, has died of a...

Kolkata: A flyover under construction in the bustling Indian city of Kolkata collapsed on to moving traffic below, killing at least 14 people with as many...

Duliajan (Assam): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday claimed that the insurgency situation has improved considerably in the last 18 months since BJP...

Cairo/Larnaca: Egypt's public prosecutor has asked Cypriot authorities to hand over an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger plane and diverting...

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said he would present to parliament on Thursday his new cabinet lineup aimed at fighting corruption, in...

Moscow/Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Al Assad said it would not be difficult to agree a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his...

Brussels: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday strongly pitched for resumption of talks on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and other...

Tripoli: Members of Libya's UN-backed Presidential Council reached Tripoli by ship on Wednesday, defying attempts to keep them out of the city and...

Paris: President Francois Hollande on Wednesday abandoned plans to strip French nationality from people convicted of terrorism, climbing down from a tough...