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Moscow: A former editor of a Russian media group described how he and colleagues were pushed out over reporting that angered officials, in the first public...

Bujumbura: A Burundian member of the East African Legislative Assembly was shot dead on Wednesday in what Rwanda's foreign minister called an...

Rome: Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, one of the most notorious crime figures of his time, has died in a Milan hospital at the age of 83, prison...

Tokyo: Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of World War Two, intends to abdicate in a few...

Seoul: South Korea announced on Wednesday the site where a US THAAD anti-missile defence unit will be deployed against North Korea's missile and nuclear...

London: David Cameron entertained parliament with a series of farewell quips on Wednesday in his last appearance as prime minister before making way for...

Baghdad: At least seven people were killed and 11 wounded north of Baghdad on Wednesday when a suicide bomber a car detonated his explosives at a...

Ankara: Turkey aims to develop good relations with Syria and Iraq, and both countries need to be stable for counter-terrorism efforts to succeed, Turkish...

Rome: The death toll from a high speed train crash in southern Italy rose to 27 on Wednesday after rescuers worked through the night to try to extract...

Cairo: An airplane powered by energy from the sun arrived on Wednesday in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe. Solar...