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MUMBAI: A spell of incessant rain on Tuesday flooded several low-lying areas and paralysed train services in India's financial capital of Mumbai, officials...

Tokyo: Millions of Japanese awoke to ominous text messages Tuesday warning them to take cover as a North Korean missile flew overhead, with...

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court Tuesday jailed the owner of the Rana Plaza for three years for graft, the first of many charges laid...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong stocks finished in the red on Tuesday following five straight gains, with traders spooked as North Korea's latest missile...

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Myanmar to grant access to humanitarian agencies following reports of mass civilian casualties after...

Kabul: An explosion occurred near the heavily-fortified US embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul Tuesday, an official said. "An explosion...

Sydney: A war of words over colonial-era statues in Australia took a further twist Tuesday with calls for the addition of plaques acknowledging...

Houston: Rescue teams in boats, trucks and helicopters scrambled Monday to reach hundreds of Texans marooned on flooded streets in and around the...

Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a major escalation by Pyongyang...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines: The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs announced Monday that the country is hosting a forum on international cooperation on the...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted an international summit aimed at cracking down on illegal migration from Africa to Europe. Leaders...

DALLAS: As a van full of family members tried to escape Harvey, violent floodwaters engulfed the vehicle and six people are presumed dead,...

BAGHDAD: At least 11 people were killed Monday when an explosive device went off in a public shopping area in capital Baghdad, according...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that he and US President Donald Trump agreed to hike pressure on North Korea after...

Leidschendam, Netherlands: The daughter of a bystander who lost her life in the massive car bomb that killed former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri...

Tripoli: The Libyan navy said Monday it has seized an oil tanker near the maritime border with Tunisia and detained the 20-member Filipino...

Baghdad: A car bomb exploded in a market in the Iraqi capital's Shiite-majority district of Sadr City on Monday killing 11 people and...

Washington: More than 30,000 people are expected to be housed in shelters as monster storm Harvey continues to devastate the Texas city of...