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Bangalore, India: Authorities vowed to crack down on workers who went on a violent rampage at a Taiwanese-run iPhone factory in southern India...

Germany will enter a hard lockdown from Wednesday, with non-essential stores shuttered, employers urged to close workplaces and school children encouraged to remain...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's maritime agency said on Sunday it had seized more than two tonnes of crystal methamphetamine worth 105.9 million ringgit ($26.2...

BEIJING: China reported 24 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Sunday, up from 13 cases a day earlier, while the authorities were...

Seoul: South Korea reported 1,030 new coronavirus cases Sunday, a record high for a second day in a row as the country struggles...

Tractor trailers loaded with suitcase-sized containers of COVID-19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Inc's manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday morning - launching...

Washington: Conservative groups claiming without evidence that the Nov. 3 election was stolen from President Donald Trump staged protests across the country on...

WASHINGTON: U.S. officials say the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning. Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna said Saturday...

PARIS: Paris police took dozens of people into custody at what quickly became another tense and sometimes ill-tempered demonstration in the French capital...

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Islamic State group on Saturday attacked the Afghan capital with a barrage of mortar shells, killing at least one civilian...

Tehran: Iran authorities on Saturday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in...

Lagos: Gunmen have raided a government secondary school in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, police said Saturday, in an apparent kidnapping attempt for ransom....

London: Britain on Saturday readied armed Royal Navy ships to patrol its fishing waters if tempers flare after a "no-deal" Brexit as a...

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss with state leaders on Sunday tightening lockdown restrictions to stem a rise in coronavirus infections, with...

Brussels: British and EU negotiators began what may prove to be their final hours of trade talks on Saturday with a decision imminent...

New Delhi: Indian police stopped farmers blocking major highways and taking over more roads into the capital on Saturday as a two-week campaign...

Tallinn: Over 500 swimmers swam in the near-freezing waters of Tallinn port in Estonia on Friday, taking part in a giant winter swimming...

Washington: The US Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bid by Texas to overturn the results of the presidential election, which Republican Donald...