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Florida: A fossilised lizard found in Southeast Asia preserved in amber dates back some 99 million years, Florida scientists have determined, making it the...

Cotonou: Benin held an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates to...

Juneau (Alaska): Mushers and dog sled teams from around the world embark on the first leg of Alaska's grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday,...

Ahmedabad/New Delhi: Four National Security Guard (NSG) teams have been roped in to beef up security at vital installations, including Somnath temple, in...

Bijbehara (Jammu and Kashmir): How does one play cricket without arms? Meet Amir Hussain Lone, who not only plays the game but is captain of the Jammu and...

New Delhi: Women should empower themselves technologically and become effective as people's representatives as mere changes in the system would not...

Beijing: China will never allow the tragedy of Taiwan being "split" off from the rest of the country to happen again, state media on Sunday quoted...

Tokyo: Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn't thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mother was diagnosed with...

Beiling: China's third-ranked Communist Party leader Zhang Dejiang said Hong Kong shouldn't "politicise everything" and should instead...

Kuala Lumpur: The families of passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the two-year search for the missing aircraft must go on beyond a...