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India: A court in New Delhi, India has struck down a law that made begging in the Indian capital a crime, a major victory for campaigners who have long...

Islamabad: Pakistani prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan called for more "trustworthy" ties with the United States which have frayed amid U.S....

Muscat: All operations at Cochin International Airport have resumed as of 3:00 pm (India Standard Time), according to a spokesperson of Cochin International...

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body's new human rights chief,...

Lisbon: Portugal's prime minister warned on Wednesday that a massive fire burning in the southern Algarve tourist region will take many days to put out...

Kinshasa: Congo's President Joseph Kabila will not stand in the election scheduled for December, a spokesman said, finally agreeing to obey a two-term...

Mangina(Congo): Congolese officials and the World Health Organisation began vaccinating health workers against the deadly Ebola virus on Wednesday, to try...

New York: Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump clung to small leads in closely watched races in Ohio and Kansas on Wednesday, with the narrow...

Tokyo: A powerful typhoon was approaching Tokyo on Wednesday evening, threatening Pacific coastal regions to the northeast of the capital with heavy rains...

Los Angeles: California firefighters took advantage of milder temperatures on Wednesday to gain ground on a wildfire that had grown to almost the size of...