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Oroville (California): Emergency crews early on Monday prepared loads of rock to be dropped by helicopters to seal a crumbling spillway that threatens to...

Bucharest: Romania's parliament on Monday unanimously endorsed a presidential plan to hold a national referendum over anti-corruption reforms after mass...

Gaza: Gaza's ruling Hamas movement has chosen Yehya Al Sinwar, freed in a 2011 prisoner swap with Israel after more than 20 years in jail, as its new...

Beirut: The Syrian government said on Monday it was ready to agree prisoner swaps with rebel groups, a potential confidence-building measure as the United...

Lahore: An explosion near the Punjab provincial assembly in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, a local...

Cairo: Egypt's most famous export, the silky soft cotton prized by makers of luxury bedding and clothing, has become so scarce as production has fallen...

Dubai: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad was the right person to be the world...

Occupied Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state, a senior Israeli cabinet member said on Monday, but left it unclear whether the prime...

New Delhi:The Election Commission on Monday ordered lodging of FIRs against a Hindi daily and an agency in 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh in connection with...

Geneva: A UN report on establishing a database of companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been delayed, the UN...