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Colombo: Supporters of Sri Lanka's fired prime minister and a top election official on Monday challenged in court the president's sacking of...

Kabul: Six people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul on Monday, close to where scores of Afghans had been protesting against Taliban...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's one-day international captain Mashrafe Mortaza will stand in next month's election, the ruling party announced Monday, after...

Paradise, California: The number of dead in a wildfire raging in California has reached 29, matching the deadliest in the state's history as recovery...

Raipur: Tens of thousands of armed police were on duty on Monday as a restive Indian state wracked by violence went to the polls. Maoist militants have...

Seoul: The two Koreas began destroying 20 guard posts along their heavily-fortified frontier on Sunday under a plan to reduce tensions on the border. Under...

Ramallah: Palestinians on Sunday marked 14 years since the death of iconic leader Yasser Arafat, with their campaign for statehood still deadlocked and...

Hodeida: Fighting for control of Yemen's rebel-held city of Hodeida reached residential streets on Sunday, as the Houthi insurgents mounted fierce...

Yangon: Myanmar's government on Sunday insisted any delays to the repatriation of Rohingya refugees would be the fault of Bangladesh, just four days...

Paris: World leaders gathered under driving rain in Paris on Sunday to lead global commemorations marking 100 years since the end of World War I, at a time...