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Wellington: A strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Christchurch in New Zealand on Sunday, causing cliffs to collapse into the sea but no major damage...

Bangui: Central Africans cast their ballots on Sunday in an election meant to restore democratic rule, determined to turn the page on years of bloodshed...

New Delhi: India is the only economy which has not been affected by the global economic crisis which has hit the world, primarily due to the policies being...

New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has once again been questioned in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death and the special...

Mumbai: Thousands of people and mascots of lions swarmed the weekend opening of a "Make in India" drive to attract foreign direct investment,...

Kabul: Civilian casualties of the war in Afghanistan rose to record levels for the seventh year in row in 2015, as violence spread across the country in the...

Mumbai: Promising stable and predictable tax regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said this was the best time to invest in India as the...

Munich/Bratislava: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rejected on Saturday the idea of a permanent quota system for distributing refugees across Europe,...

Beirut:The Syrian army intends to advance into IS-held Raqqa province having captured positions at the provincial border of the extremists' stronghold,...

Chennai: Burying the Lankan Tamils issue that had rocked their nine-year-old alliance in 2013, Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday came...