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Beijing/Seoul: Rescue crews were forced to retreat from a stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea on Wednesday following an explosion on the ship...

East London (South Africa): The removal of South African President Jacob Zuma as head of state will not be discussed at an African National Congress meeting...

Ankara: Turkey has completed more than half of a 144 km (90 mile) wall on its border with Iran and will finish it next spring, the firm building the barrier...

Madrid: The two main pro-independence parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have agreed to back former leader Carles Puigdemont as candidate for...

Los Angeles: California rescuers worked through the night plucking stranded Santa Barbara residents from mudslides that have killed at least 15 people and...

Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist, known for criticising his country's military establishment, said on Wednesday he had narrowly escaped being kidnapped...

Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has won the backing of over three-quarters of parliamentarians for a second term as president, lawmakers...

Quetta: A bomb went off in the centre of the Pakistani city of Quetta, capital of the province of Balochistan, killing seven people and wounding 23 on...

Algiers: On the usually sun-kissed sand dunes of the Sahara desert, a rare blanket of snow allowed Algerians the chance to try out some icy sliding. With...

Beijing/Seoul: Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker...