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Paris: Former French prime minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he would vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election, the biggest Socialist...

Bangkok: Images of Indochinese tigers and cubs captured on camera in Thailand's eastern jungle have confirmed the existence of the world's second...

Seoul: If ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye is arrested this week, she will be sent to a solitary cell where she will be expected to rise at...

Kabul: Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy to bolster units...

Chicago: A paralysed man in Cleveland fed himself mashed potatoes for the first time in eight years, aided by a computer-brain interface that reads his...

Johannesburg: South Africa's currency and bonds weakened again on Wednesday as expectations rise that President Jacob Zuma will sack finance minister...

Sydney: Australia's foreign minister held an emergency meeting with the Chinese ambassador in the wake of Canberra's failure to ratify an...

Beijing/Taipei: A Taiwan man who had gone missing in China is being investigated on suspicion of harming national security, China's government said on...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia briefly prevented a North Korean ship carrying coal from entering its port in Penang because of a suspected breach of United Nations...