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Madrid/Barcelona: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday gave the Catalan government eight days to drop an independence bid, failing which he...

Athens: A Greek court on Wednesday backed the extradition to Moscow of a Russian citizen who also faces being sent to the United States on allegations of...

New Delhi: An inquiry report on the September 29 Elphinstone bridge stampede in Mumbai that killed 23 people has blamed heavy rain, confusion and the...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to retain his right-hand man, the graft-buster Wang Qishan, in a senior position at a key Communist Party...

London: Workers at Bombardier's Northern Irish plant called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to be more visible in her attempts to save their jobs...

Tlogoweru (Indonesia): The owls of Tlogoweru have their jobs back. Six years ago farmers in this small Indonesian village were fighting a losing battle...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned in her maiden policy speech on Wednesday that the city faced "grave" challenges and...

Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday renewed his criticism of the United States, a week after a leading opposition figure fled the...

Washington: A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, prompting anger...

Washington: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has defended the government's decision to maintain secrecy over demonetisation, saying transparency in this...