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Geneva: A Swiss woman has been kidnapped in the same Niger city that saw the abduction of an Austrian three months ago, officials...

Buenos Aires: Argentina's currency dropped 8.4 percent against the US dollar as markets opened in Buenos Aires Monday, after exchange controls in place...

Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to...

Lusaka: Zambia's wildlife agency has arrested six people who were found in possession of 72 pieces of elephant ivory weighing more than 500...

Rome: Sicilian police said Monday they had arrested a former gravedigger and were investigating 18 others accused of re-selling burial sites after removing...

Geneva: The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the country in urgent need of large-scale...

Mumbai: Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium, his lawyer said Monday, in connection with a case of alleged bank...

London: Britain's government on Monday raced to secure raw materials to keep the country's last steelmaking blast furnaces running, as Beijing warned the...

Baghdad: Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani met with his Iranian counterpart Mohsen Paknejad here on Monday to discuss prospects for cooperation between...

Cairo: The Arab League (AL) on Monday condemned in the strongest terms the deadly attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in...

Manila: A Google Maps scan on Monday of the body of water directly west of the Philippines now shows a name once invisible...

Seoul: South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol denied Monday he had committed insurrection, as the impeached ex-leader appeared in court for the...

Luxembourg: The European Union on Monday announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.8...

New York: A small plane carrying six people has crashed in New York state, authorities said on Sunday, with US media reporting that...

Tokyo: Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898,000 people...

Luxembourg: The next round of indirect talks between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme will be held in Rome, the...

Washington: The helicopter tour company behind a crash in New York that killed six people last week is shutting down, US authorities said...

Washington: Pop star Katy Perry will be the biggest name in an all-woman group set to touch the edge of space Monday, roaring...