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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned troops Friday that military scandals could suddenly make international ...

The United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced alarm at the decline of breastfeeding across East Asia, ...

Police in the Pakistani southern port city of Karachi Sunday faced stiff resistance from heavily armed men, who used ...

Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, ...

The Lebanese Navy, incoordination with the maritime force of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), seized ...

At least 40 persons could be killed when powerful coordinated explosions hit a leading national newspaper in Nigeria, ...

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 ...