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Edinburgh: Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Wednesday her pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) would not press for a second...

Houston: At least nine people have been killed and some 1,150 residences damaged by floods in Houston this week that caused high water to spill on to roads...

Oslo: Norway violated mass killer Anders Behring Breivik's human rights by keeping him in isolation in prison after being sentenced for killing 77...

Karachi: Taliban gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing...

Brussels: The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it will propose on May 4 granting Turks visa-free travel to the bloc from late June in a deal...

New York: Jennifer Aniston was named People magazine's most beautiful woman of 2016 on Wednesday, 12 years after she first won the honour. Aniston, 47,...

Tel Aviv: Israeli police said on Wednesday they had arrested a diamond dealer on suspicion of embezzlement after a complaint was filed by members of the...

Bengaluru: Caught off guard by sudden eruption of violence during the garment workers' protest over the Provident Fund issue, authorities have deployed...

Pedernales (Ecuador): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger...

Pune: Warning against being "euphoric" about India being the fastest-growing economy, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday sought to...