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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan's parliament speaker said Thursday he would step down, two days after President Sadyr Japarov dismissed thecountry'ssecret service chief and arrested...

Jakarta: The Indonesian air force is trialling the use of toll roads as back-up runways for its aircraft to help bolster the vast...

Moscow, Russia: Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging...

Barcelona: Powerful winds topping 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) battered Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia on Thursday, injuring at least 25 people...

New Delhi: Farmers rallied acrossIndiaon Thursday to oppose a trade deal with Washington which reduces tariffs on US goods, warning that it would...

Bangkok: A teenage shooter accused of killing the principal of a school in Thailand using a police officer's weapon was in custody on...

Gaza: The number of travellers who have crossed Rafah land crossing during February2-10 reached 275, and 213 have returned to the Gaza Strip,...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release on Wednesday that nearly half of all people worldwide facing cataract-related blindness...

Antananarivo, Madagascar: A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar's second-largest city, ripping roofs off buildings, causing flooding...

Toronto: Canada was reeling after a mass shooting targeting a school in a remote mining town, with nine people gunned down in one...

Dubai: Dubai's main airport handled a record 95.2 million passengers last year, straining capacity as it prepares to move to a new site,...

Washington, United States: The top US aviation agency said Tuesday it is stopping all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in...

Bangkok, Thailand: A gunman broke into a school in Songkhla Province of Thailand on Wednesday afternoon, causing injuries, Thai media reports said.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Britain's Prince William was set to wrap up his final day of his Saudi trip on Wednesday with a tour...

Toronto, Canada: A shooter killed nine people and injured dozens more at a secondary school and residence in a remote part of western...

BEIJING: With the Year of the Horse on the horizon, more international tourists are joining China’s traditional Spring Festival festivities. From the vibrant...

Bogotá: Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday he had escaped an assassination attempt hours earlier after months of warnings about an alleged plot...

Montreal: Two more Canadian airlines have suspended their service to Cuba, where fuel stocks are dwindling fast as US President Donald Trump tightens...