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Sydney: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday withdrew his candidacy to be the next U.N. Secretary-General after current Prime Minister...

Ankara/Istanbul: President Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions after...

Tokyo: The United States military said on Friday it was preparing for the biggest land return in Okinawa since 1972, as it faces a surge in opposition to...

Washington/Beirut: The United States is trying to determine whether a Russian plan for a humanitarian operation in Syria is sincere, Secretary of State John...

New Delhi: Services at around 80,000 bank branches in the country were hit on Friday as employees of public sector banks went on one-day strike to protest...

Juba: South Sudan's new vice president, Taban Deng Gai, poured scorn on his predecessor Riek Machar and suggested he go into exile, deepening a rift at...

Geneva: Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from...

New Delhi: Indian government has decided to pay its employees arrears arising from implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in one go in...

New Delhi: Three men allegedly involved in the abduction of Keralite priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil and carrying out an attack on a care home for the elderly...

Lucknow: Reaching out to the people of Uttar Pradesh (UP) ahead of the 2017 Assembly election, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday charged his...