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Beijing: The Chinese capital was on the second-highest orange smog alert in the depth of winter on Tuesday but city officials said the air quality was...

Seoul: South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean...

Jakarta: Indonesia plans to prosecute the captain of a tourist boat for negligence after a fire ripped through the vessel on New Year's Day, killing at...

Mumbai: To mitigate hardships of poor and marginal farmers due to cash deficit following demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday directed banks...

Shanghai: China's corruption watchdog is investigating a former vice-minister of the aviation regulator for disciplinary violations, saying he had paid...

New Delhi/Lucknow: The faction war in the ruling Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh on Monday reached the Election Commission with Mulayam Singh Yadav staking...

Jammu: Opposition members on Monday created ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council over civilian deaths that took place during summer unrest in the...

Quetta: Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunisation campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare...

Brasilia: Around 60 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot sparked by a war between rival drug gangs in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, officials...

Occupied Jerusalem: Police are expected to question Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his official residence in occupied Jerusalem on Monday on suspicion...