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Moscow: At least 41 residents of the Siberian city of Irkutsk have died after drinking scented bath oil in a desperate search for an alcoholic high in one...

Brussels: Turkey's purge of its military since a botched coup in July has cut its armed forces by a third, the Council of Europe said on Monday, after...

Cupertineo, California/Brussels: Apple has launched a legal challenge to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that EU regulators ignored tax experts...

Islamabad/Peshawar: Almost 40 years after seeking sanctuary in Pakistan, Nusheen Bibi lives in fear of being expelled from the only country she has ever...

Seoul: South Korea and Japan have ordered fresh culls of poultry stocks to contain outbreaks of avian flu, authorities in the two countries said. The South...

Manila: Eight out of 10 Filipinos worry they or someone they know might become a victim of extrajudicial killings, an opinion poll published on Monday...

Beijing: The Chinese and US militaries are having "unimpeded" talks about the return of US underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the...

Oslo/Beijing: Norway and China on Monday normalised diplomatic and political ties, frozen since 2010 when Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel...

Yangon: Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations...

Manila: The Philippines said on Monday it will not "deviate from" an international tribunal ruling that rejected China's extensive claims in...