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Manila: Philippine lawmakers on Tuesday deferred a decision to confirm or reject an ardent environmentalist as the country's resources minister, stoking...

Brussels: Companies may bar staff from wearing headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union's top court...

Mosul: Iraqi troops battled IS militants for control of a bridge over the River Tigris in Mosul on Tuesday as civilians streamed out of recaptured western...

Seoul: North Korea warned the United States on Tuesday of "merciless" attacks if an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Carl Vinson,...

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May could clear the final hurdle standing between her and the start of Brexit negotiations on Monday when lawmakers...

Oslo: Natural swings in the Arctic climate have caused up to half the precipitous losses of sea ice around the North Pole in recent decades, with the rest...

New York/Boston: A fast-moving winter storm was expected to hit the northeastern United States, forecasters warned on Monday, threatening to snarl travel...

New Delhi: Malaysian no-frills carrier AirAsia on Monday announced discounted fares, starting as low as Rs899 for travel within India and Rs4,999 for...

Kabul: An explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul destroyed a bus carrying employees of one of the country's biggest telecoms firms on...