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LUXEMBOURG: The European Union on Monday asked Russia not to stop East European nations from seeking closer relations with the bloc by using trade...

PARIS: France on Monday summoned the US ambassador Charles Hammerman Rivkin and sought explanation over media reports that the US National Security Agency (NSA)...

UNITED NATIONS: Arab states at the United Nations have urged Saudi Arabia to reverse its decision to decline temporary membership in the UN Security...

KABUL: A national grand council (loya jirga) comprising about 3,000 Afghan tribal elders and civil leaders will meet in Kabul next month to decide...

MILAN: An Italian court on Saturday ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should be barred from holding public office for two years after...

MALE: Presidential elections due to be held in Maldives on Saturday have been postponed after police declared the vote illegal and blocked ballot papers...

WASHINGTON: The 56-year-old Jeh Johnson has been nominated by the US President Barack Obama as the next secretary of Homeland Security.In a statement, Obama...

GENEVA: A new round of talks between Iran and the United States‚ Russia‚ China‚ France‚ Britain and Germany on Tehran’s nuclear energy program began...

WASHINGTON: The US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts belonging to...

MANILA: A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines early on Tuesday, killing at least 73 persons. However, there was no threat of a Pacific-wide...