Pope Francis visits a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighbourhood in Bangui, Central African Republic, where tensions remain high after months of violence...
Pope Francis visits a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighbourhood in Bangui, Central African Republic, where tensions remain high after months of violence...
Tunis: Tunisia's minister of state for national security was relieved of his duties Tuesday, the prime minister's office said, a week after a...
George Lucas NEW YORK: “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, who was not involved in making the long-awaited new film, “The Force Awakens,” said...
Paris: French President Francois Hollande's ratings zoomed up to 50 percent, the best since 2012, following his hardline response against jihadists after the...
Le Bourget, France: US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday global warming posed imminent security and economic risks, as negotiators embarked on an 11-day...
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Commuters carry their motorbikes on a submerged cart as they wade through a waterlogged subway in Chennai Chennai: After some days of respite,...
Kris Peeters Brussels: When the Belgian government said recently it was hoping for a climate deal it wasn't talking about the UN talks...
Istanbul: An explosion of unknown origin hit the Istanbul metro on Tuesday, causing injuries and bringing the transport system in Turkey's largest city...
58 percent of Africans surveyed say graft worsening Police most corrupt, followed by business, tax officials For first time business executives seen as...
Washington: The United States is deploying "specialized" troops in Iraq to fight the Islamic State group, including by leading raids against the jihadists...
Kathmandu: Nepalese college students shouted anti-India slogans as they took part in a protest in front of the Indian Embassy, in Kathmandu, Nepal,...
Jerusalem: The man considered the Soviet Union's most successful spy in Israel before being unmasked more than 30 years ago has died in...
Pakistan Army soldiers stand beside a jeep after it was attacked by gunmen along a road in Karachi, Pakistan, December 1, 2015.Reuters Karachi: ...
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI: India will fully fund its AIDS control programme federally, the health minister said on Tuesday, restoring support months...
La Llanada, Colombia: Gold mining can be a dirty, bloody business, but a village in Colombia has been rewarded for an ethical model...
Marine Le Pen Paris: France's far-right National Front (FN) faced a ferocious campaign Tuesday to stop it taking two of France's most important...
Geneva: The number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe fell by more than a third last month, due to poor weather and...