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Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel interrupted her vacation on Thursday to face down accusations at home and abroad that her open-door refugee policy allowed...

Philadelphia: President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America's future and offered full-throated support for Hillary Clinton's bid...

Brussels: A French politician who introduced a swathe of European financial regulation after the financial crisis was named on Wednesday to represent...

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...