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Dakar: Mauritanian anti-slavery activists jailed last month have been tortured in detention and transferred to a remote desert location in an...

Sofia: Bulgaria's parliament on Friday banned the wearing of face veils in public in a move which supporters said would boost security in the wake of...

Manila: A self-confessed Philippine hitman who testified that President Rodrigo Duterte had personally issued assassination orders while a city mayor said...

Brussels: European Union (EU) states agreed on Friday on a fast-track, joint ratification of the Paris accord to combat climate change, securing the deal...

Tunis: Tunisia's prime minister plans key talks with unions to hold down state sector wages and sees close to 3 per cent economic growth next year from...

Istanbul: Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children's programmes, on charges they spread...

Nofil (Bamako): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Friday asserted that international and cross-border terrorism should be dealt with in a comprehensive manner...

Budapest: Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Hungarians to reject European Union migrant quotas in a referendum on Sunday, evoking the fear of a militant...

New Delhi: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha against the colonial rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mooted 'Swachhagraha' movement...

Amsterdam/Rome: Italian police have recovered two paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh that were stolen in Amsterdam 14 years ago, as part of an...