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Havana: Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro emerged from seclusion on Tuesday to muse about death and provide encouragement to his followers, in a rare speech...

London: Britain's Prince William said he was ready to take on more royal duties and help foster a more modern monarchy, shrugging off newspaper...

Shanghai: The air quality in eastern China continued to improve in the first quarter, but smog worsened in central and western regions, Greenpeace said in a...

Juba: South Sudan's government and rebels said on Wednesday a deal had been reached to let rebel leader Riek Machar return to the capital to form a...

Brussels: The European Union charged Google on Wednesday with abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system, opening a second front...

Sydney: Australian scientists said on Wednesday that just seven per cent of the Great Barrier Reef, which attracts around A$5 billion ($3.90 billion) in...

Kuala Lumpur: The party that has ruled Malaysia since 1959 will lose the next election if it stands by Prime Minister Najib Razak, a former deputy premier...

Manila: The Philippines discouraged ransom payments on Wednesday for captives held by militants in a bid to stop a kidnap "industry" emerging...

New York: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and...

Tokyo: Aftershocks rattled survivors of deadly Japanese earthquakes on Wednesday, nearly a week after the first one struck, as the area braced for heavy...