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Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte beefed up his administration by naming his military chief and his running mate as ministers on Wednesday, and...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday the government cannot scrap an existing mining law, suggesting he is open to easing up on a...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Union Home Ministry to "secure and ensure" the presence of embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who...

Seoul: South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing North...

New York: A teacher at a US school has been fired after he allegedly ripped the hijab off an 8-year-old girl's head and injuring her in the process, for...

Beirut: The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said on Wednesday a U.S. decision to arm its fighters battling IS would bring quick results, and it now expected to...

Ankara: Turkey urged the United States on Wednesday to reverse a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting IS in Syria, saying every weapon supplied to the...

London: NATO is assessing a request from the alliance's military authorities to send more troops to Afghanistan and will make a decision on the scale...

Berlin: German police detained several potential militant suspects in the eastern city of Leipzig, German media reported on Wednesday. Police in the city...

Vancouver: The ruling Liberal Party squeaked to victory in British Columbia elections, but it lost its majority after 16 years in power as the left-leaning...