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Harare: As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather...

Luanda: Fifty-one people have now died in a yellow fever outbreak in Angola, less than two months after it started spreading in the capital, the national...

Brussels: European Union foreign ministers said on Monday they were prepared to strengthen economic sanctions on Burundi following the failure of talks to...

New Delhi: At least six persons, including students and mediapersons, were thrashed on Monday by a group of men in lawyer's robes inside and outside a...

George Town(Malaysia): Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad is under investigation for defaming the attorney-general in blog posts criticising his...

Sydney: Australian authorities said on Monday they had seized A$1.25 billion ($890.5 million) worth of liquid methamphetamine, or "ice", their...

Beijing: China's foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other face-to-face and resolve their problems,...

Seoul: A South Korean army helicopter crashed during a test flight on Monday morning, killing three soldiers, the country's defence ministry said. All...

Mumbai: A massive fire Sunday night engulfed the stage at a cultural event held at Girgaum Chowpatty seafront here where a string of film celebrities and...

London: Britain's push to win backing from its European partners for its wish list of EU reforms will go "right to the wire" at a summit this...