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Manila: The Philippines' interior ministry said on Wednesday it plans to acquire pistols for community leaders willing to fight crime and drugs,...

Aden: Yemen's meteorological and early warning authority has recorded an earthquake in the Gulf of Aden, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale. The...

Paris/London: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned world powers on Tuesday that it was impossible for Tehran to stay in the nuclear deal if it cannot...

London: Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a rebellion in parliament over her Brexit plans on Tuesday, but not without having to compromise and hand...

Singapore: US President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a historic summit on Tuesday to move toward complete denuclearisation,...

Paris: A man took two people hostage at a small business in the centre Paris on Tuesday and demanded that he be put in touch with the Iranian embassy to...

Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi said on Tuesday he opposed any repeat of the May 12 parliamentary election, and warned that anyone who tried...

Athens/Skopje: Greece and Macedonia have reached a historic accord to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name that has troubled...

Rome: Italy forged ahead with plans to send hundreds of migrants to Spain in a small naval convoy on Tuesday after shutting its own ports to them, sparking...

Geneva/Beirut: The UN refugee agency UNHCR hopes the Lebanese foreign ministry will quickly reverse a decision to freeze residency applications the agency...