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Narendra Modi   New Delhi--Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up an offensive against Delhi opponent and anti-graft campaigner Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, a...

Richard von Wezsaecker   Berlin--Former German president Richard von Weizsaecker, hailed for his moral leadership in post-war Germany, has died, the president's office said...

Sergio Mattarella   Rome--Little-known constitutional court judge Sergio Mattarella was elected Italy's new president on Saturday after four rounds of voting by lawmakers and...

  Addis Ababa--Congolese government troops have started their long-awaited offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the east of the country, the DR Congo's foreign...

  Kabul--At least 24 people were injured Saturday when a protest in Kabul against French magazine Charlie Hebdo turned angry, police said, with officers...

  Kiev--Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces in the east of the country has left 15 government soldiers dead and 30 wounded over...

  Cairo--An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, declaring it a "terrorist" group,...

  Beirut--Kurdish forces engaged in sporadic battles with Islamic State jihadists around the Syrian town of Kobane on Saturday, seeking to expand their control...

  Baghdad--A suicide bomber killed a prominent tribal leader and five other people in an attack southwest of Baghdad, police said on Saturday. The...

Suravam Sudhakar Reddy HYDERABAD--Noting that secularism reflected the “character” of India, Communist Party of India national general secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy today decried...

CBI VADODARA--The first forex hub of the Mumbai-headquartered Central Bank of India in Gujarat was opened at Urmi Char rasta here to provide...

Chief Min. Devendra Fadnavis MUMBAI--The BJP-ruled Maharashtra government has granted no-objection certificates for open field trials in genetically modified lines of rice, chana...

Defence Min. Manohar Parrikar NEW DELHI--Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he has instructed the Army to ensure that there are no...

Narendra Modi NEW DELHI--Former Union minister Jayanthi Natarajan has been cosying up to the BJP, but the ruling party may not welcome her...

Last respect to the fallen army men in Manila MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — The Army's 6th Infantry Division on Saturday deployed dozens of tanks...

    MANILA, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino III spent the entire Friday until past midnight condoling with families of slain police Special Action Force...

Davao City Mayor MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said government violated the peace agreement with the Moro Islamic...

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Air Force says two pilots were killed when one of its Italian-made light planes crashed into the sea....