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Geneva: U.N. experts urged Indonesia on Monday to free Jakarta's Christian governor, who was jailed this month for blasphemy. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an...

Juba: The president of war-ravaged South Sudan declared a unilateral ceasefire on Monday and promised to release political prisoners, but with no sign of a...

Lucknow: At a time when ensuring cleanliness seems to be one of the priorities of the state government, cocking a snook at the drive is the sight of...

Paris: French state-controlled utility EDF on Monday denied a media report that it had a secret plan to push back by 25 years a target to reduce the share...

Berlin: German police gave an all-clear on Monday after the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin were evacuated due to a suspicious...

Berlin: The finance ministers of Germany and France agreed on Monday to strengthen the euro zone, giving a new impulse to stalled reforms of the currency...

Lahore/Islamabad: Pakistan has begun a crackdown on online criticism of its powerful military, with up to 200 social media accounts under investigation, a...

New Delhi: The Sultanate enjoys tourism potentials particularly the beauty of diverse wildlife making Oman a rare tourist destination, according to a report...

Bangkok: A bomb at a hospital in the Thai capital wounded 24 people on Monday, the third anniversary of a 2014 military coup, the government said, with the...

Seoul: North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be...