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Baghdad: The Iraqi parliament on Monday set May 12 for elections the winner of which will face the daunting tasks of rebuilding Iraq after a three-year war...

Madrid/Copenhagen: Catalonia's parliament on Monday proposed Carles Puigdemont as its candidate for regional leader, dealing a blow to central...

Chennai (India): Often afraid to speak up about abuses that plague south India's textile and garment industry, workers will now have anonymous access to...

New Delhi: India's Supreme Court will hear an appeal on Tuesday against a controversial Bollywood film, for the second time in as many weeks, as two...

Occupied Jerusalem: US Vice President Mike Pence pointedly referred to occupied Jerusalem as Israel's capital on Monday as he met the country's...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday instructed the army and police to shoot him if he became a dictator and stayed on beyond his term, a...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opened a new session of parliament on Monday with familiar promises for economic reform and stronger defence, but...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has arrested two men believed to have links with militant group IS, including one who allegedly walked around its capital armed with...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian prosecutors in the trial of two women accused of the poison murder of the North Korean leader's estranged half-brother will call...

Seoul: Small but vocal groups of South Korean demonstrators on Monday protested North Korea's participation in next month's Winter Olympics, as a...