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An Indian billionaire and politician-come-real estate tycoon was shot dead Tuesday at his farmhouse in the national ...

Most of Australian troops in Afghanistan will return home and their main military base at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan ...

The United Nations is temporarily evacuating half of its international staff from Syria due to worsening security ...

Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Disaster Risk ...

U.S. President Barack Obama called on the Israeli government Thursday to stop building settlements in the West Bank ...

U.S. President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that it is too early for him to make any judgement on the reported use ...

Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the arrest of 18 people over the suspicion of spying for another country, Saudi ...

The White House said on Tuesday that "no evidence" shows that the Syrian rebels have used chemical weapons in their ...

Moscow expressed deep concern Tuesday over the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian opposition forces. ...

Saudi Arabia launched on Monday (March 18) a new portal to connect detainees and inmates with their families, ...

China`s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Monday that foot-and-mouth disease infections were confirmed in cows in ...

UN Women`s chief Michelle Bachelet has decided to step down, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed in a statement ...

A study has found that 69 percent of U.S. drivers talked on their cell phone while driving compared to 21 percent of ...

More than 75 percent of Asia- Pacific countries lack water security, with many of them facing an imminent water crisis ...

The White House said on Tuesday that the United States continues to seek a "productive" relationship with Venezuela, ...