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WASHINGTON: Microsoft has an eye on its international customers as it confronts the Trump administration in a Supreme Court fight about turning over...

BERLIN: The leaders of Germany and France urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call to put "maximum" pressure on the Syrian...

Beirut: Syrian regime forces were engaged in heavy fighting with rebels in southern areas of opposition-held Eastern Ghouta on Sunday, a day after...

Tokyo: With their white-gloved, greying drivers and lace-covered seating, Japan's taxis seem to belong to another era, but as the 2020 Olympics approach,...

President Donald Trump said he plans to have a military parade through Washington including flyovers by warplanes if it can be done at...

KOCAELI, Turkey: Around 350,000 people, who took refuge in Turkey, will return to their homes in Syria’s Afrin region, the Turkish prime minister...

Seoul: North Korea is "very willing" to hold talks with the United States, its delegation to the Winter Olympics closing ceremony said Sunday,...

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Hundreds of desperate Rohingya Muslims are still pouring over the Myanmar border into Bangladesh every week, bringing harrowing accounts of torture...

MOSCOW: Russia is counting on foreign supporters of anti-government forces in Syria to ensure that a ceasefire called by the United Nations was...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday said Syria was being "martyred" by continued attacks killing civilians in the eastern Ghouta district, calling for...

Kinshasa: One man was killed and two people seriously injured Sunday as police opened fire in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on people...

JERUSALEM: The leaders of the major Christian sects in Jerusalem say they are closing the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for several hours...

Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party's leadership has called for the removal of presidential term limits, opening the door for China's most powerful leader...

BEIRUT: Iran said attacks would continue on rebel-held areas near Damascus, where clashes were reported on Sunday between insurgents and government forces despite...

ISTANBUL: Turkey's official news agency says Czech authorities have detained a former leader of a Syrian Kurdish political party under an Interpol red...

BAGHDAD: Three members of a pro-government militia were injured in a suicide bombing in Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk province on Sunday, according to a...

Srinagar, India: India and Pakistan have exchanged artillery fire in the disputed Kashmir region forcing hundreds of people to flee, police in Indian...

Douma, Syria: New regime strikes hit the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire...