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Beijing: China's official news agency said in a commentary on Sunday that the shutdown of the US government exposed "chronic flaws" in the US...

Yangon: Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from Myanmar's jails in amnesties in recent years, including dozens freed in January 2016,...

Gungdum (Bangladesh): Tensions mounted on Sunday at refugee camps in Bangladesh holding hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims over an operation to send...

Kabul: Gunmen dressed in army uniforms who stormed Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel battled Afghan Special Forces for 13 hours in an overnight siege that...

Berlin: Germany faces growing risks and high costs if it does not revamp its financial system to focus more on climate change and sustainability, according...

Seoul: Seoul welcomed confirmation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that 22 North Korean athletes would compete in next month's Winter...

Belgrade: After traversing several countries en route to the rich West, Najibullah, a former policeman from the Afghan town of Kholm, his pregnant wife and...

Cairo: Vice President Mike Pence told Egypt's leader on Saturday the United States would support a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians if...

Washington: Hundreds of thousands of women and their male supporters turned out on Saturday for the second Women's March, a nationwide series of...

Tegucigalpa: Honduran soldiers and police clashed with protesters blocking roads across the Central American country on Saturday, as discontent continues to...