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Istanbul: Turkey's army killed 35 Kurdish militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on Saturday,...

Calfironia: The property toll claimed by a deadly blaze near California's Big Sur coast has grown as the fire threatened hundreds of more homes and...

Sao Paulo: Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the former CEO of investment bank Grupo BTG Pactual SA will stand trial for...

Beijing: Chinese relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing two years ago on a flight to Beijing, made an emotional plea...

Washington: The Afghan government lost control or influence of nearly 5 per cent of its territory between January and May, the U.S government's top...

Sydney: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday withdrew his candidacy to be the next U.N. Secretary-General after current Prime Minister...

Ankara/Istanbul: President Tayyip Erdogan angrily rejected Western criticism of purges under way in Turkey's military and other state institutions after...

Tokyo: The United States military said on Friday it was preparing for the biggest land return in Okinawa since 1972, as it faces a surge in opposition to...

Washington/Beirut: The United States is trying to determine whether a Russian plan for a humanitarian operation in Syria is sincere, Secretary of State John...

New Delhi: Services at around 80,000 bank branches in the country were hit on Friday as employees of public sector banks went on one-day strike to protest...