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Vatican City: Finland is the world's happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that found Americans were getting less happy...

Tokushima (Japan): A gaunt, 92-year-old man in a wheelchair sunbathes in a narrow courtyard, motionless, his eyes closed. Nearby, a few dozen other elderly...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday remained steadfast that he and his wife were not involved in a discount land-sale deal that has seen...

Beijing: China and the European Union believe the Taliban should seize Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's offer to recognise the movement as a legitimate...

Phnom Penh: A UN human rights envoy urged Cambodia on Wednesday to drop a ban on the country's main opposition party so it can take part in a July...

Beijing: A TV reporter's theatrical eye-roll during another journalist's question at a news conference stole the show this week during China's...

Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday began a public hearing on how to tackle the threat of fake news, with speakers suggesting measures ranging from blocking...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a review of a decision by state prosecutors to dismiss complaints against several suspected drugs...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks this week, a government minister said on Tuesday, almost a week after blocking access to...

Canonsburg (Pennsylvania): The Democrat candidate claimed a congressional election in a Republican heartland in Pennsylvania, as a vote seen as a referendum...