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Manila: Philippine security forces arrested on Wednesday the main financier and logistics supporter of the pro-IS militants who have for weeks been battling...

Marawi City: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was preparing to make a deal with IS-inspired militants in the days after they laid siege to a southern...

London: It's lonely at the top for British Prime Minister Theresa May but she's holding on -- for now. May faced calls to quit from inside and...

Seoul: North Korea said on Wednesday its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank is expected to introduce Rs200 notes in the coming months to ease pressure on lower-denomination currencies that are in short...

Tel Aviv: Laying the foundation of a new chapter in relations with Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his "ground-breaking" visit on...

Vienna/Rome: Austria is planning to impose border controls and possibly deploy troops to cut the number of migrants crossing from Italy, defence officials...

Cairo/Ismailia (Egypt): Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved an extension of a nationwide state of emergency until the end of September as a police...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz will appear on Wednesday for the first time before the Supreme Court-appointed...