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New Delhi: Ruing that despite advancements Indian agriculture is yet to be completely out of the "clutches of weather", President Pranab Mukherjee...

Dublin: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny set parliamentary elections for February 26 on Wednesday, kicking off campaigning for what promises to be a tight...

Kiev: Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavicius quit on Wednesday saying his ministry was being hijacked by corrupt vested interests, dealing another...

Bangkok: India and Thailand on Wednesday laid a roadmap for further strengthening bilateral ties including in the defence sector as the two countries...

Arbil: Arab fighters backed by Kurdish forces and US-led air strikes retook a village in northern Iraq on Wednesday in an example of effective military...

Geneva: The United Nations struggled to fan peace talks into life on Wednesday but in Syria fighting raged as Damascus, aided by Russian air strikes,...

Cairo: An Egyptian airline plans to buy up to 10 Russian-made jets in a deal with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft that could also see the creation of a tour agency to...

Geneva: European countries should start preparing now to protect their populations against the Zika virus, which has never been transmitted in Europe but...

Atlanta: A 72-year-old man convicted of murdering a convenience store manager in a 1979 robbery in Atlanta's suburbs was executed in Georgia early on...

Diyarbakir: Hundreds of people fled a conflict-hit area of southeast Turkey's largest city Diyarbakir on Wednesday, taking advantage of the lifting of a...