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Seoul: South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor to head an independent investigation of a corruption scandal...

New Delhi: Carrying out with its probe in the blasts outside court premises in South India since April this year, NIA on Tuesday arrested two more persons...

Mumbai: Indrani Mukerjea was a "schemer and a lady of dominant nature" who used to interfere in the affairs of a media group through her husband...

Cairo: Egypt's parliament overwhelmingly endorsed a law regulating non-governmental organisations on Tuesday that human rights groups and activists say...

Amsterdam: The Dutch parliament voted on Tuesday to ban face veils in some public places, a law the government said was essential for security but which...

Tunis: Qatar said it would provide $1.25 billion in aid to shore up Tunisia's economy as regional and Western partners pledged extensive financial...

Washington: The US Senate will vote this week on a bill that would renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years, Senator Mitch McConnell, the chamber's...

Beirut: The Syrian army and its allies aim to seize all eastern Aleppo from rebels by the time US President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January,...

Baghdad/Mosul: A full siege is developing in Mosul as poor families struggle to feed themselves after prices rose sharply following the US-backed offensive...

Maharajganj (Uttar Pradesh): Buoyed by BJP's win in civic elections and bypolls, party chief Amit Shah on Tuesday said it showed people's support...