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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 25, 1992 shows (L-R) Pakistani Minister for Labour Ijaz ul Haq, Afghan Defence Minister Shah Masood,...

  SKOPJE, Macedonia: A criminal court in Macedonia's capital has sentenced five people to terms ranging from two to four-and-a-half years in prison for...

  WARSAW, Poland: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton should apologize to the Poles for having said they think "democracy is too much trouble" and...

Pairi Daiza wildlife park in Brugelette, Belgium. Francois Lenoir / Reuters BRUSSELS: A giant panda could give birth "at any moment" if her...

  BANGKOK: Child rights groups welcomed a new law in the Philippines requiring special emergency plans to protect children after disasters and  said the ...

 Kizza Besigye By Halima Athumani KAMPALA, Uganda: Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye expressed fears for his life during an appearance in court in...

By Alptekin Soykan and Halil Demir ISTANBUL: Turkish security forces have taken into custody six suspected Islamic State members in anti-terror raids Wednesday...

Indian children watch the view of almost dry river Tawi, in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 17 May 2016. According to...

Legislators hold a session of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, 17 May 2016. The National Assembly rejected the state of emergency decreed...

Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei   Tehran: Iran's top cleric Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the US an "arch-tyrant and...

Former Congo vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba looks up when sitting in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court to stand trial with Aime Kilolo...

File picture of a train on fire in Godhra, in Gujarat, February 27, 2002. Reuters    Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday...

  Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to agreeing a unity government with the main opposition leader, Israeli media said Wednesday, in a...

  London: Britain's unemployment rate stands at its lowest level since 2005 after a dip in the amount of people without work, official data...

A French CRS riot police is evacuated during clashes with French high school and university students during a demonstration against the French labour...

  Mumbai: In an explosive comment, veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has deprecated the fact that previous Congress governments have named important assets of...

  Yangon: A US decision to pare back economic sanctions on Myanmar could unclog investment as the country claws its way out of poverty,...

REUTERS/ File photo   BANGKOK: Thailand has ordered Uber Technologies and Grab to halt their motorcycle taxi-hailing services, a senior transport official said on...