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Mosul/Baghdad: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled their way to within firing range of Mosul's main government buildings, a major target in the...

New Delhi: Banking operations were hit on Tuesday by the day-long, nation-wide strike called by employees of public sector banks, with ATMs running dry at...

Vijayawada: At least 11 people were killed and 30 injured when a Hyderabad-bound bus fell into a canal after hitting a divider on National Highway-64 in...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would recall some police to fight his controversial war on drugs, nearly a month after...

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors charged Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday as the top conglomerate announced the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh court handed down the death sentence on Tuesday for five militants found guilty of killing a Japanese citizen, court officials said. Kunio...

Jakarta: A pact to combat terrorism will be the centrepiece of up to 10 agreements that will be signed when Saudi Arabia's king this week visits...

Olathe(Kansas): A white U.S. Navy veteran charged with murdering an Indian software engineer at a Kansas bar was due in court on Monday over the shooting,...

London: India has potential to grow faster and plans are underway to reduce poverty and create jobs in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on...

Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines said on Monday that it was investigating reports that more passengers than the maximum allowed had travelled on...