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  Madrid--Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Tuesday he was "shocked" by the crash of a Germanwings Airbus plane in the French Alps with...

  Islamabad--Pakistan hanged a murderer on Tuesday as the interior minister confirmed a 30-day stay of execution for another man apparently condemned to death...

  Berlin--German Chancellor Angela Merkel is "shocked" about the crash of a German airliner in the French Alps Tuesday with all 148 people on...

  Geneva--The United Nations on Tuesday launched an urgent appeal for nearly $30 million to provide life-saving assistance in Vanuatu after the island nation...

  Berlin--German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed an improved tone in discussions with debt-mired Greece, after meeting visiting Greek premier Alexis Tsipras Tuesday. Steinmeier...

  Cairo--Egypt's forensic authority spokesman Hisham Abdel Hamid said Tuesday he had been sacked after an interview in which he said a protester died...

  MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Governor of central bank Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. said today that the government's 7 to 8 percent economic growth...

  MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday insisted that he did not violate Senate rules when he revealed that police commandos...

  MANILA, Philippines - A website that monitors violent incidents in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was launched on Tuesday to help...

  Bangkok--A family of suspected Uighur Muslims, among hundreds detained in Thailand since last year, will Friday learn their fate in a court case...

  MANILA, Philippines — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday made public the findings of its own investigation on the clash in...

  MANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan has sentenced a former Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria to a maximum of 51 years in jail after he...

Michael Fallon   London--Britain is set to boost military defences in the Falkland Islands in response to the "very live threat" from Argentina, Defence...

    When Cyberabad Police launched an experimental project to connect with citizens through WhatsApp, officers hardly thought it would help them solve cases. Ever...

Alain Vidalies   Paris -- "There are no survivors" from the Germanwings plane that crashed into the French Alps on Tuesday carrying 148 people...

    DARJEELING--Saradha Group chief Sudipta Sen, the prime accused in the multi-crore rupees ponzi scheme scam, was sent to 14 days judicial custody by...

  PORBANDAR--While handing back fishing trawlers repatriated from Pakistan, Gujarat Fisheries Minister Babubhai Bokhiria asked fishermen to try and ensure that their boats are...

  MUMBAI--Maharashtra’s Health Minister Dr Deepak Sawant, who is from the Shiv Sena, triggered a row on Monday saying lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders...