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Sydney: Australian scientists said on Wednesday that just seven per cent of the Great Barrier Reef, which attracts around A$5 billion ($3.90 billion) in...

Kuala Lumpur: The party that has ruled Malaysia since 1959 will lose the next election if it stands by Prime Minister Najib Razak, a former deputy premier...

Manila: The Philippines discouraged ransom payments on Wednesday for captives held by militants in a bid to stop a kidnap "industry" emerging...

New York: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and...

Tokyo: Aftershocks rattled survivors of deadly Japanese earthquakes on Wednesday, nearly a week after the first one struck, as the area braced for heavy...

New York: A 9.54-carat rare blue diamond ring once belonging to the late Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood's most famous child actors, failed to sell at...

Tokyo: Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday he did not think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would call a snap election although it was up to...

Bangkok:Thai police cannot find 15 suspects in connection with a bomb at a shrine in Bangkok last year that killed 20 people, an officer said on Wednesday,...

Ahmedabad: A Jet Airways Mumbai-Ahmedabad -Mumbai flight carrying 125 passengers and six crew members was on Wednesday delayed after a bomb scare, which...

Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vowed on Wednesday to avenge "every drop of blood" from this week's suicide attack in Kabul, as...