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Bishkek: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev resigned on Monday after a parliamentary commission accused his cabinet of corruption, a move highlighting...

New Delhi: A defence cooperation pact and five other agreements to expand bilateral ties were inked between India and Maldives on Monday after Prime...

Gaza/Occupied Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has quietly established a constitutional court that analysts say concentrates more power in his...

New Delhi: The Indian government has come under fire after allocating Rs3.5 billion ($52.8 million) for climate change adaptation over the next two...

Manila: The Philippines army defended its operations on Monday after 18 soldiers were killed and more than 50 wounded in a jungle ambush by militants in the...

Manila: The Philippines must make sure casinos are covered by anti-money laundering legislation, the World Bank said on Monday, joining calls for the...

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he was tightening laws to end tax evasion without deterring "aspiration", hoping to...

Seoul/Beijing: Two senior North Korean officials, including an army colonel specialising in espionage against the South, defected to South Korea last year,...

Jalalabad (Afghanistan): A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 12 army recruits on a bus in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said, hours...

Lima: Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a jailed former president, led Peru's election on Sunday but she likely faces a tight run-off against centrist...