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Muscat: An Indian court jailed Bollywood star Salman Khan for five years for poaching on Thursday, a lawyer said, in a verdict likely to derail the career...

Yaounde: Cameroon's army has freed 18 hostages, including seven Swiss and five Italian tourists, who were kidnapped by English-speaking separatists in...

London: Britain's Prince Philip, 96, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, is making satisfactory progress in hospital after successful hip replacement...

Beirut: A top Syrian Kurdish politician suggested on Wednesday that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Iraqi government could mount...

San Francisco: Several Silicon Valley leaders called for increased gun control on Tuesday afternoon after a woman at the headquarters of YouTube shot and...

Ankara: Turkey, Iran and Russia pledged on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to bring stability to Syria, underlining their joint commitment to the country a...

San Francisco: Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it planned to revise the written policies that people agree to when they use the social network, adding...

The Hague: A militant suspected of war crimes in Mali appeared before the International Criminal Court on Wednesday but did not address the allegations...

Brasilia: Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday will resume hearing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's plea to remain out of prison while he...

Vienna: Austria's right-wing government announced plans on Wednesday to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergarten and primary schools to combat...