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Kalchini (West Bengal): Facing the heat of a controversial sting operation, West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the...

Geneva: Russia's withdrawal of forces from Syria was no surprise to Damascus, Bashar Ja'afari, head of the Syrian government delegation at peace...

Brussels: The European Union has agreed sanctions on three Libyan leaders who oppose a Western-backed unity government, clearing the way for travel bans and...

Berlin/Paris: Germany and France on Wednesday criticised Israel's decision to appropriate large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank, saying the...

Rmeilan (Syria): Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama nominated veteran appellate court judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting up a potentially...

Brussels: European Union officials added last-minute tweaks to a pact with Turkey to halt the flow of migrants into Europe in an effort to make it legally...

Piraeus (Greece): A day after visiting refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, UN special envoy Angelina Jolie travelled to Greece on Wednesday to highlight...

Palm Beach (US): US Republican front-runner Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of riots if he is denied the party's presidential nomination after a string...

Brasilia/Sao Paulo: Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will take over as chief of staff for his successor Dilma Rousseff in a bid to save...