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Jira (Assam): A policeman and a hardcore ULFA(I) militant were killed on Tuesday in an encounter in Assam's Goalpara district, hours after a powerful...

Washington: A senior State Department official reassured concerned lawmakers on Tuesday that the Obama administration is not planning to allow Iran access...

Mumbai: Indian Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose name figured in the Panama Paper leaks as allegedly having links with offshore entities in two tax...

Washington: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Congress to take action to stop US companies from taking advantage of tax loopholes that allow them...

Paris: France hopes to reopen its embassy in Tripoli as a sign of support for Libya's new unity government, Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on...

Cape Town: South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived an impeachment vote in parliament launched after the constitutional court ruled he had...

Brasilia: A Brazilian Federal Supreme Court justice on Tuesday ordered Congress to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer, in a...

Cairo: Saudi businessmen are investing $4 billion in projects including the Suez Canal, energy and agriculture, and have already deposited 10 per cent of...

Rome: Italy threatened on Tuesday to impose "immediate and proportionate" measures against Egypt if Cairo did not cooperate fully in uncovering...

Amman: Syrian rebel forces closed in on a town near the Turkish border held by IS militants on Tuesday after seizing numerous villages from the group in the...