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A man takes a newspaper at a kiosk in central Madrid, Spain, December 21, 2015. (REUTERS)   Madrid: Spain woke up with a political...

This file photo provided by Israel's Ministry of Defense shows a test launch of David's Sling missile system. AP   JERUSALEM: Israel plans to...

Representative Image. AFP   Karachi: Police in Pakistan's port city of Karachi said Monday they were hunting a network of women from well-off families...

  Tehran: Diplomatic efforts are being made to open "direct dialogue" between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for Tehran's foreign ministry...

Rwanda President Paul Kagame is guided by polling assistants as he votes in Rwanda's capital Kigali December 18, 2015, during a referendum as...

Chairwoman of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal (C) speaks to the media outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi on December...

Philippine President Benigno Aquino (C) inspects troops during the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 80th anniversary celebration at Haribon Hangar, Air Force...

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif   DUBAI: Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that Israeli lobbying was behind a new measure passed by...

KABUL: A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a joint US-Afghan patrol near Bagram air base in Afghanistan on Monday, killing five soldiers...

Thai rescue workers assisting an injured man following the bus crash on December 20   Kuala Lumpur: A horrific bus crash in Thailand which...

Indonesian Navy special forces take part in an anti-terror drill in Jakarta, December 20, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERS  ...

    A supporter of Tsai Ing-wen (not pictured), chairwoman from Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the party's candidate for in the...

'Skyteam' Boeing 777 carrying Air France flight 463 is parked at Moi International Airport in Kenyan coastal city Mombasa, 20 December 2015. EPA  ...

Spanish Prime Minister and candidate of the ruling Conservative Popular Party (PP), Mariano Rajoy (C) celebrates with supporters. EPA   MADRID: Spain faces an...

  By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi: New shelter homes for patients, who come to the capital in search of better medical aid but are...

India's finance minister Arun Jaitley   By Rupam Jain Nair NEW DELHI: India's finance minister sued the Delhi chief minister for 100 million rupees...

Passengers who were onboard an Air France Boeing 777 aircraft that made an emergency landing board a bus as they are escorted to...

  London: Can Facebook be used as a tool for official communication by government functionaries? A deputy governor in Afghanistan just did that. Mohammad...