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Washington: One person was in custody after a suspicious vehicle drove up to a White House checkpoint on Saturday night, the Secret Service said, after CNN...

Seoul: South Korea prepared on Sunday to raise the Sewol ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children,...

New Delhi: The house sparrow that was declared the 'State Bird of Delhi' in 2012 is edging towards extinction due to the lack of an emotional...

Sydney: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will travel to New Zealand for talks with government and business leaders next week, New Zealand Prime Minister Bill...

Shanghai: A Chinese court has sentenced a senior police officer to 17 years in prison for his part in a bribes-for-projects scandal, proceeds from which...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an "important person", in connection with the murder of Kim Jong...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court rejected a final appeal on Sunday by a leading militant and two others against death sentences imposed over a grenade...

Seoul: North Korea has conducted a test of a new high-thrust engine at its Tongchang-ri rocket launch station and leader Kim Jong Un said the successful...

Beijing: Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan left on Sunday for official visits to Sri Lanka and Nepal, the Defence Ministry said. China is vying to...

Lucknow: BJP's Hindutva poster boy and five-time MP, Yogi Adityanath was on Sunday sworn in as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, heading a...