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Beirut: The Syrian government said on Monday it was ready to agree prisoner swaps with rebel groups, a potential confidence-building measure as the United...

Lahore: An explosion near the Punjab provincial assembly in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, a local...

Cairo: Egypt's most famous export, the silky soft cotton prized by makers of luxury bedding and clothing, has become so scarce as production has fallen...

Dubai: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad was the right person to be the world...

Occupied Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state, a senior Israeli cabinet member said on Monday, but left it unclear whether the prime...

New Delhi:The Election Commission on Monday ordered lodging of FIRs against a Hindi daily and an agency in 15 districts in Uttar Pradesh in connection with...

Geneva: A UN report on establishing a database of companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been delayed, the UN...

Paris: Independent Emmanuel Macron will easily beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff in the French presidential election, but the outcome of a...

Nairobi: A Kenyan judge on Monday ordered officials from the national doctors' union to be jailed amid a strike in public hospitals that has turned into...

Jakarta: A former Indonesian education minister backed by the main opposition party has quietly made gains in the race to become the capital's governor...