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Algiers: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 79, has returned to Algiers after a brief visit to Geneva for medical checkups, his latest since a...

New Delhi: With the mercury soaring, water stock in 91 major reservoirs across the country has plunged to 21 per cent of their total capacity, Indian...

Oslo: A helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform crashed in the North Sea on Friday, killing at least 11 of the 13 people on board,...

Vatican City: US Vice President Joe Biden took his crusade against cancer to the Vatican on Friday and heard Pope Francis call for an "economic...

Paris: French riot police arrested 27 people during overnight clashes with dozens of youths in central Paris, following a day of protest marches over labour...

New Delhi: Congress on Friday dared government to come out with the truth on AgustaWestland deal in next two months instead of issuing threats and launching...

New York: A new group plans to spend millions of dollars to register and turn out Asian American voters in a handful of US swing states, a bid to give the...

Mount Kenya: Kenya wants a ban on all sales of elephant ivory, its president told other African leaders and conservationists at talks on Friday on how to...

New Delhi: Now railway passengers can cancel their confirmed train tickets by just dialling 139. The passenger has to dial 139 giving details of the...

London: Embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya has said he is in a "forced exile" and disclosed no immediate plans to return to India where things are...