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Istanbul: A Turkish diplomat was shot dead in the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil on Wednesday, authorities confirmed. In a statement, Turkey's Ministry...

Washington: US senators on the Senate Banking Committee used the stage of a hearing Tuesday to grill Facebook executive David Marcus on the controversial...

New York/Geneva: New data from WHO and UNICEF showed 20 million children worldwide – more than 1 in 10 – missed out on lifesaving vaccines such as...

New York: Nearly two-thirds of people are predicted to be living in urban areas by 2050, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently said. In his...

London: Baby foods on market generally contain too much sugar, posing a source of health concern, a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) has...

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call for Myanmar to begin the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, saying the country must...

New Delhi: India's government has devised a national plan to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) from the country by the year 2025, the country's junior...

Khartoum: Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance signed a power-sharing agreement on...

Brussels: Christine Lagarde has resigned as the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The head of the global body announced that she...

Mumbai: A total of 516 fishermen and 32 boats were successfully repatriated from Bangladesh in a coordinated operation by the Indian Coast Guard and their...