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Beirut: Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles...

United Nations: The tens of thousands of members of Myanmar's Rohingya community who fled persecution in north of the country and sought refuge in...

Manila: A United Nations expert who irked the Philippines with a surprise visit said on Saturday she was keen to return and investigate alleged summary...

Gaza:The Palestinian movement Hamas elected Ismail Haniyeh to lead its political office on Saturday, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Reuters in Gaza....

Washington: The US Labour Department has said a legislative change is required in the four-tiered wage structure to take stronger action against firms using...

Beijing: Russia's telecoms watchdog has blocked China's popular messaging app WeChat for failing to fulfil the country's Internet regulations....

New Delhi: Justice (retd) Leila Seth, the first woman chief justice of a state high court in India and mother of celebrated author Vikram Seth, has...

Los Angeles: Country music singer Loretta Lynn was hospitalised after a suffering a stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, her official website...

New Delhi: Around 450 girl students were hospitalised on Saturday after toxic fumes spread due to chemical leakage at a container depot near two schools in...

Lima: Peru's national prosecutors office said on Friday it has opened an investigation into allegations of "crimes against humanity" related...