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Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo: Brazilian oil workers began a 72-hour strike on Wednesday in a new blow to President Michel Temer following a nationwide trucker...

Manila: The Philippines moved a step closer on Wednesday to ending decades of conflict on its resource-rich island of Mindanao, after lawmakers approved a...

Bangkok: Thailand is a new dumping ground for scrap electronics from around the world, say police and environmentalists, the latest country to feel the...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's prime minister said on Wednesday his government planned to develop some offshore rocks which were the subject of a territorial...

Harare: Zimbabwe will hold a general election on July 30, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday, a vote he has pledged will be free and fair with...

Hanoi: A court has upheld a key judgement in Vietnam's biggest-ever fraud case, spotlighting the country's ability to tackle financial crime at a...

Kabul: More than 50 senior Taliban commanders were killed in an artillery strike on a meeting in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a US...

Gaza: The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian...

London: French oil major Total has two months to seek exemption from US sanctions after Washington's withdrawal from the international nuclear deal,...

Rome: Last-ditch efforts to form a government in Italy showed little sign of succeeding on Wednesday, with major parties calling instead for repeat...