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South Korea parliament votes by wide margin to impeach President Park

South Korean lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling ...

Russia says over 8.000 have fled rebel-held Aleppo in last 24 hours

The Russian military said on Friday it had helped more than 8,000 Syrian citizens flee parts of eastern Aleppo still ...

Book hand-written and illustrated by JK rowling up for sale

"Harry Potter" fans will be able to bid for a piece of history next week when a book designed, hand-written and ...

U.S. marine pilot dies after ejecting from plane off Japan

A U.S. Marine pilot has died after he ejected from his FA-18C+ fighter jet as the aircraft went down off the coast of ...

Italy`s Renzi formally hands in resignation after budget approval

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi formally handed in his resignation on Wednesday evening after the countrys 2017 ...

Time magazine names Donald Trump as person of the year

The Time magazine on Wednesday announced that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has been picked for its person of the ...

White House: Trump`s $4 bln figure on air force one is questionable

The White House said on Tuesday it does not know where President-elect Donald Trump got his figure of more than $4 ...

President Jokowi to open Bali Democracy Forum

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially open the Ninth Bali Democracy Forum, to be held at the Bali ...

Japan PM to visit Hawaii to remember Pearl Harbor victims with Obama

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he would visit Hawaii on Dec. 26 and 27 for his final summit meeting ...

ISIS does not understand teachings of Islam: Mahathir

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Muhammad has said ISIS extremists do not understand the teachings of Islam ...

After Castro`s death, dissidents see changes ahead

Now that Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is dead, one of his most prominent critics says he sees big economic ...

MH370 families want investigation to focus more on debris from plane

Family members of those lost aboard a Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing in 2014 criticised Malaysian ...

Mosul residents fear cold and hunger of winter siege

No food or fuel has reached Mosul in nearly a week and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for ...

Rebels shoot down Syrian warplane near Aleppo Airport

Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, killing two pilots, a monitor group ...

Thailand`s new king makes first public appearance

Thailands new king on Friday made his first public appearance since ascending the throne the previous day, ending a ...