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A Japanese chemical tanker came under rocket attack from a suspected pirate boat in the Red Sea but none of its crew ...

Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another eight ...

The UN Security Council begins consultations Monday on Palestine`s application for full membership of the world body, ...

The UN Security Council will meet Monday afternoon to discuss a request by the Palestinians to admit the state of ...

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will hand over a formal application for the state of Palestine to be granted full ...

A large 5.8 magnitude quake and two smaller temblors that struck near the capital of Guatemala Monday have claimed at ...

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeast India on Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including three caught in ...

Gunmen killed 22 passengers on a bus coming from Syria late Monday in a desert region of Iraq`s western province of ...

At least 120 people were burned to death on Monday when a pipeline burst into flames in a Nairobi slum as local people ...

Nine people aboard a small plane in Bolivia were killed when the plane crashed into a remote part of a jungle in the ...

A bomb blast ripped through a crowded reception area at the entrance to New Delhi`s High Court on Wednesday morning, ...

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of the South Pacific island of Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological ...

Taiwan evacuated thousands of people, closed down schools and halted rail services on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol swept ...

Singaporeans voted Saturday in the city-state`s first contested presidential election in 18 years following a heated ...

New York airports will close Saturday at noon (16h00 GMT) for all arriving flights, airport authorities said Friday ...