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Abu Dhabi: The Emirate of Sharjah officially began its reign as the UNESCO World Book Capital (WBC) 2019. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Sheikh Dr....

Pasadena: NASA's InSight lander measured and recorded a likely 'marsquake', the US space agency announced. According to a news release, the...

Brasilia: Brazil's Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously decided to reduce former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12 year prison sentence...

Manila: The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to declare war on Canada in a dispute over tonnes of waste exported to the...

New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he never gets angry in a recent interview with Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. "No, I...

Kathmandu: Nepal was struck by a magnitude-5.2 earthquake early Wednesday, the Deutsche Presse-Agentur, DPA, quoted the country's seismological centre...

New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of mass rallies after casting his vote in the city of Ahmedabad,...

Berlin: Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg has passed away at the age of 98, his son Henri confirmed. In a statement, Henri, who is the current ruler of the...

New York City: Traditional knowledge must be protected, preserved and encouraged, a number of expert speakers stated at the 18th session of the UN Permanent...

Cairo: An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission unearthed an ancient Greco-Roman era tomb in Egypt's southern province of Aswan, the country's...