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Geneva: North Korea said on Tuesday its missile launches were "self-defence measures", rejecting U.N. Security Council criticism of its weekend...

Taipei: At least 32 people were killed when a tour bus crashed on a highway near Taipei on Monday night, with Taiwanese television footage showing the bus...

Mumbai: Eman Ahmed, who weighs around 500kg and is the world's heaviest woman, has been under observation at the Saifee Hospital since her arrival here...

New Delhi: A strike led by drivers' unions in the Indian capital demanding better pay from Uber and Ola has paralysed the ride-hailing services that...

New Delhi: Impacted by note ban, retail inflation fell to multi-year low of 3.17 per cent in January and may prompt the Reserve Bank to have a re-look at...

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...