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Dubai: Iran will hold its next presidential election in May 2017, state news agencies said on Wednesday, a vote in which President Hassan Rouhani may seek a...

Beirut: A large truck bomb blast claimed by IS killed nearly 50 people and wounded scores more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli near the Turkish...

Los Angeles: Crews battling a deadly wildfire in rugged, drought-stricken terrain north of Los Angeles on Wednesday made steady progress in containing the...

Istanbul/Ankara: Turkey ordered another 47 journalists detained on Wednesday, part of a large-scale crackdown on suspected supporters of US-based Muslim...

Washington: Baltimore's top prosecutor on Wednesday dropped all remaining charges against police officers tied to the death of black detainee Freddie...

Manila: Two Indians -- Carnatic singer T M Krishna and prolific campaigner for eradication of manual scavenging Bezwada Wilson -- were on Wednesday chosen...

New Delhi: Chinese troops transgressed the border on land and by air in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand earlier this month when its men stationed themselves...

London/New Delhi: Scurrying for funds, embattled Sahara group has got a $1.3 billion offer from a new suitor for its three prized overseas hotels including...

New Delhi: The Finance Ministry will soon move the Cabinet with changes in the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill providing for full compensation to states...

Guwahati/Hosur (Tamil Nadu): Severe floods in India have affected more than 1.6 million people, buried hundreds of villages and almost submerged a national...