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Beirut: The ease with which some state-built homes collapsed in Sunday's earthquake in western Iran showed corrupt practices when they were constructed,...

New Delhi: Activists are demanding the repeal of a law to increase forest cover by planting more trees, saying it is encouraging deforestation and depriving...

Seoul: South Korea postponed its annual university entrance exam by a week on Wednesday after a rare earthquake rattled the country, shaking buildings and...

Geneva: An emerald and diamond necklace set with the largest flawless white diamond ever to come to auction has sold for a world record 33.5 million Swiss...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday heaped praise on visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for what he said was China's...

Singapore: A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident...

Yangon: Human rights monitors on Wednesday urged Myanmar to withdraw a ban on protests in its largest city, Yangon, amid fears that free speech is under...

Seoul: After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea's state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader...

Naypyitaw: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Wednesday for a credible investigation into reports of human rights abuses against Rohingya...