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    MANILA, Philippines - The Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta Fra' Matthew Festing is set to visit ongoing shelter...

  MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is now the twelfth biggest grower of genetically modified (GM) crops. This was achieved in 2014 when 415,000...

  Moscow---President Vladimir Putin vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition figures denounced what they called a "political...

  MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos are living longer but in poor health as the country nears a “demographic transition” that leads to an aging...

  ISLAMABAD: Telecom operators in the country have added over 9.08 million 3G users till January 2015 showing a reasonable growth in modern mobile...

    Tallinn---Estonians vote Sunday in an election marked by nerves in the vulnerable NATO member over a militarily resurgent Russia and a popular pro-Kremlin...

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye  Seoul---South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Sunday repeated a call for Japanese leaders to apologise to former wartime...

  KARACHI: Four people were injured in accidents across the city on Saturday owing to the unexpected strong winds.   The roof of a house...

  SIALKOT: Indian security forces on Saturday continued unprovoked firing and shelling across the Working Boundary in Harpal and Charwah sector of Sialkot, days...

  ISLAMABAD: The federal government opted on Saturday to keep prices of petroleum products unchanged for the month of March, blocking an increase as...

  DUBAI: Pakistani officials are optimistic that they will take custody of Uzair Jan Baloch on Sunday (today) as a local court is likely...

Phiona Mutesi  Kampala---Phiona Mutesi happened upon chess as a famished nine-year-old foraging for food in the sprawling and impoverished slums of the Ugandan...

  Bangkok---They sell everything from noodle soup to sex toys, but Bangkok's famed street hawkers are now facing a crackdown as authorities in the...

  Kiev---Two people have been killed by shelling in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned...

President Jose "Pepe" Mujica Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay---Known for his push to legalize cannabis, spartan lifestyle and devotion to his three-legged dog, Uruguay's...

  Sydney---Australia Sunday said it was trialling a "world first" system with Malaysia and Indonesia that increases the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans,...

  Rio de Janeiro---A five-year-old Brazilian boy has died after surgery to separate him from his conjoined twin brother, media reported Saturday. Heitor and...

    Istanbul---The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a "historic" decision to lay down arms,...