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Washington: US National Security Adviser Susan Rice will urge Beijing next week to avoid escalation in the South China Sea when she makes the highest-level...

Amsterdam: The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has appealed his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity, saying the international...

Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to overhaul the army in response to last week's failed coup, a sign that a newly imposed state of...

Munich: An 18-year-old German-Iranian gunman who apparently acted alone opened fire in a busy shopping mall in Munich on Friday evening, killing at least...

Sirte (Libya): Libyan forces said on Friday they had edged further into the centre of Sirte as they seek to recapture the city from IS, following heavy...

Beirut: Syrian opposition groups have taken advantage of a global Pokemon craze to draw the world's attention to the plight of children caught up in the...

Cairo: A grenade exploded on Friday outside a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa, controlled by the Houthi group, residents said, as worshippers were...

Juba: A rift appeared in one of South Sudan's two main rival groups on Friday, raising the prospect of further turmoil after months of fighting, as...

Berlin: The United Nations hopes to convene a new round of intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva in August, the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura...

Chennai/New Delhi: An Indian Air Force's AN 32 transport plane on Friday went missing with 29 people on board, including six crew members, while it was...