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  Rome--Italy's top court has put back a ruling on Amanda Knox's murder conviction to Friday to give the prosecution and defence enough time...

  Besançon, France--Police across Europe have arrested 77 people in seven different countries on suspicion of being part of a Kosovan people smuggling ring,...

  Paris--Germanwings Flight 4U 9525 that crashed with no survivors in the French Alps on Tuesday was carrying 144 passengers and six crew from...

  Paris--The latest in a string of candidate vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus was proven safe in an early trial in healthy adults...

  Abuja--Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the closure of the country's land and sea borders before this weekend's general election, the interior ministry...

  Istres--India took delivery Wednesday of the first two refitted Mirage fighter jets out of a total 51 in the pipeline at a ceremony...

Mohamed Nasheed   Colombo--Jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed has been prevented from appealing against his controversial 13-year jail sentence after authorities refused to...

      MANILA, Philippines - A politician who is eyeing the presidency in the 2016 polls is willing to be a vice presidential candidate instead...

  MANILA, Philippines - President Benigno Aquino has appointed one of his legal affairs officials as new Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson, Malacañang announced...

  MANILA, Philippines - Retired military and police officers on Wednesday urged former Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Sen. Grace Poe to seek higher office...

  Kabul--A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a district police headquarters close to Afghanistan's presidential palace in central Kabul Wednesday, killing at...

  MANILA, Philippines - Two Air Force officers have made history when they graduated from prestigious military schools in East Asia. 2Lt. Rex Eduard...

  MAGUINDANAO, Philippines - Officials on Wednesday launched the construction of P49.8 million worth of school buildings and a mosque in the surroundings of...

  Rome--Italian police on Wednesday announced the arrest of three men suspected of involvement in recruiting jihadists to fight in Syria and the promotion...

  Geneva--Activists speaking up against abuses in war-torn Libya face reprisals from all sides in the chaotic conflict, and are increasingly being threatened, attacked,...

  MANGALURU--Thirty six persons were arrested in Udupi district on Wednesday for allegedly violating ban on animal sacrifice during ‘Suggi Maripuja’ at Kaup in...

  Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will attend an inaugural UN conference on peacekeeping operations here later this week that will bring...

  BANGALORE--A case that began as an investigation into the unnatural death of IAS officer D K Ravi has now evolved into a legal...