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Actress Jennifer Lawrence won the Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for "Silver Linings Playbook" at the 70th annual ...

Russian and Chinese scientists say the leopard population in Russia`s Far East has not declined. The conclusion ...

Sri Lanka is to offer dual citizenship for Sri Lankan expatriates from this year, a statement by the presidential ...

Qualcomm, the world`s largest maker of mobile-phone chips, unveiled two new chips with high performance on Monday. ...

Hundreds of residents have been evacuated from a nine- story building in Perth, capital of Western Australia after the ...

Philippine authorities have arrested 13 foreign fugitives wanted for various crimes in their home countries in the ...

Authorities were forced to move more than 1,000 inmates from the Comcar prison near Uruguayan capital Montevideo after ...

Recognizing the constant threats to international peace and security, which include armed conflicts, terrorism acts, ...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said that he is "deeply troubled" by Israel`s announcement that it has ...

Security forces have killed 20 Taliban militants in Washir district of Helmand province, 555 km south of capital Kabul ...

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz on Sunday expressed "deep concern" about Egypt`s cancellation of the gas ...

Heavy rains and floods have claimed the lives of seven people and destroyed dozens of houses in Baghlan province 160 ...

India is to declare tea as national drink by April next year, the country`s top planner has said. "The drink ...

Nigerian police in northwest Kano State on Saturday said unidentified gunmen shot dead a private photographer during a ...

President Susilo Yudhoyono received a delegation from Chinese news agency Xinhua at his office here on Thursday. ...