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At least 112 countries around the world have formally recognised Palestine as a state, stretching from Africa to Asia, ...

A flag-lowering ceremony marking the end of the US mission in Iraq was held on Thursday afternoon near Baghdad, nearly ...

The daughter of slain Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi has asked the International Criminal Court if it will probe the ...

An alleged founder of the Zetas who had led the brutal Mexican drug gang in 10 states was caught with an arsenal ...

Militants opened fire on Pakistani villagers Tuesday, killing at least five civilians and wounding another six in the ...

Iranian legal authorities have launched investigations against "several" people who stormed the British embassy in ...

Homeless people have been hired to run a tourist information booth in the Japanese city of Sapporo, known for its ...

Palestinian police shot at a group of Israelis illegally visiting a West Bank religious site, injuring one, ...

Clashes erupted between former rebel fighters that toppled Moamer Kadhafi and a tribe seen as loyal to the fallen ...

A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ...

Tunisia`s veteran opposition leader Moncef Marzouki was elected president Monday, a month and a half after the north ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a man accused of trying to sell a stuffed giant panda -- an endangered species -- to ...

Australia will dramatically cut the number of soldiers it has serving in Afghanistan over the next year, bringing ...

Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit Monday amid concerns over North Korea`s missile programme and to monitor ...

Gunmen killed a NATO truck driver and burnt seven tankers carrying oil for Western troops in Afghanistan, the second ...