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TOKYO: Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, visited a Tokyo hospital today, as concerns grew over his ability to continue...

MANILA: Twin blasts that killed 15 people in the volatile southern Philippines could both have been suicide bombings, the military...

The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group....

The sentencing hearing for Brenton Tarrant opened in a Christchurch court with testimony from members of the Muslim community that...

MANILA: China's “nine-dash line” used to claim most of the South China Sea is a fabrication, the Philippine defence minister...

KENOSHA: A Black man was hospitalised in a serious condition yesterday evening after police in the US state of Wisconsin...

OTTAWA: Canada's main opposition Conservative Party today elected Erin O'Toole, a former cabinet minister and armed forces veteran, to be...

SYDNEY: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today extended a coronavirus lockdown in the country's largest city until the end...

WASHINGTON: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said late yesterday that she will be leaving the administration of US President Donald...

WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said yesterday he blames Donald Trump for “walking away” as Covid-19 ravaged the country,...

KINMEN (Taiwan): Amid rising tensions with Beijing, the de facto US ambassador in Chinese-claimed Taiwan took part today for the...

MOSCOW: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill on Thursday after what his allies believe was a poisoning, will...

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s sister described the US president as cruel and a liar whose lack of principles meant he could...

China, which claims Taiwan as its own, has stepped up military activity around the democratic island, moves denounced by Taiwan’s...

SEOUL: South Korea reported its highest daily rise in novel coronavirus cases since early March today, as outbreaks continued to...

The satellite, Gaofen-9 05, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. China successfully launched a new optical...

The United States is set to elect its 46th president as the nation goes to vote on November 3 with...

SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera yesterday highlighted an attack in the country´s Araucania region that resulted in the injury of...

The WHO has recommended that children below the age of five do not have to wear masks but the rules...

The news came after two days of political turmoil following revelations that swathes of lawmakers and senior politicians attended a...