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Semarang (Indonesia): A slum area on Indonesia's Java Island has become an unlikely tourist attraction, as well as a social media hit, after its homes...

Los Angeles: In great news for India, scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after the much-loved A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Till date,...

Gaza (Occupied Palestinian Territories): Gaza's ruling Hamas movement delivered death sentences on Sunday to three Palestinians it ruled had taken part...

Nicosia: As a new showdown looms over troubled Cyprus reunification talks, peace activists are clinging to the last vestiges of hope that a deal can be done...

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party said on Sunday it would not ditch proposals to reduce support for elderly voters, as...

Kandahar (Afghanistan): At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in south central Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday, the latest in a...

Vatican City: Pope Francis said on Sunday he would elevate five Roman Catholic prelates to the rank of cardinal, the elite group of churchmen who are his...

Zurich: Swiss voters are set to back the government's plan to provide billions of dollars in subsidies for renewable energy, ban new nuclear plants and...

New Delhi: The NDA has an edge in the upcoming presidential elections and the only way the UPA could overturn it is by roping in regional outfits and...

Dubai/Beirut: President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Saturday to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, throwing down a...