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Dera Ismail Khan: A senior Pakistani Taliban commander released video footage on Friday of four fighters he said carried out Wednesday's deadly assault...

YANGON: Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 prisoners on Friday, many of them political detainees, days before a parliament dominated by...

Geneva: The world must back a criminal prosecution of North Korea's leaders as there has been no improvement in human rights there in the two years...

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel plans to appropriate a large tract of agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Israel's Army Radio said on Wednesday, a...

Davos: With global headwinds hitting emerging markets as well, Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said volatility has become a global norm,...

Vienna: Austria declared on Wednesday it would cap the number of people allowed to claim asylum this year at less than half last year's total, and its...

Kasserine (Tunisia): Police fired tear gas and clashed with protesters demanding jobs in the impoverished Tunisian city of Kasserine on Wednesday, as...

Zurich/Riyadh: Internationally-brokered talks between Syria's government and opposition groups should start this month as planned, Russian Foreign...

Bangkok: A draft constitution for army-run Thailand to be unveiled this month will be "strong medicine", the constitution panel head said on...

Dubai: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday those opposed to Iran's values should not be allowed to run for parliament, signalling a...