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Hanoi: The death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 on Tuesday with authorities warning the toll could go higher with more torrential...

Jakarta: Indonesian police have named four people as suspects in a criminal probe into the sinking of an overloaded ferry on a volcanic lake in which it is...

Bangkok: Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were making every effort to find a missing teenage soccer team trapped in a cave complex, as concern for...

London: President Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians on Tuesday the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new US sanctions, a day after...

Singapore: For over half a century, island-state Singapore has been getting half its fresh water from northern neighbour Malaysia - a deal that could be up...

Beijing: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday became the first Pentagon chief to visit China since 2014, starting a three-day trip with a goal of...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated Tayyip Erdogan after the Turkish president secured sweeping new executive powers in presidential...

Paris: Malta appears ready to allow the rescue ship Lifeline, stuck in international waters in the Mediterranean sea with more than 230 migrants aboard, to...

London: India is the world's most dangerous country for women due to the high risk of sexual violence and being forced into slave labour, according to a...

Khartoum: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar said on Monday they hoped for a breakthrough in peace talks as they met in...