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North Korea cancels visit by UN Chief, Ban terms it regrettable

SEOUL, South Korea: A day before the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was to visit North Korea, Pyongyang withdrew the invitation it had...

11 Afghan policemen awarded one-year imprisonment

KABUL, Afghanistan: Eleven Afghan policemen including senior officers were awarded one-year imprisonment by a court for failing to protect a woman who was burnt...

Egypt’s Morsi awarded death penalty over 2011 jail breaks

CAIRO, Egypt: The former Egyptian president Muhammad Morsi has been sentenced to death by an Egyptian court in a case of related to Jail...

Nepal again jolted by 7.4 magnitude earthquake, 42 killed

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Another earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 persons and injuring more than 11,00...

Polling underway in UK general elections

LONDON: The UK general elections are underway on Thursday through which new 650-member House of Commons will be elected for the next five years. It...

UK general elections to be held on Thursday

LONDON: The people of the United Kingdom will vote on Thursday to elect members of the country’s 56th Parliament; however, it is expected that...

Muhammad bin Nayef named as new Saudi crown prince, Adel al-Jubeir as FM

RIYADH, Saudi Arab: The Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir has been appointed as the Kingdom’s new foreign minister while Muhammad...

Nepal earthquake death toll could reach 10,000, PM Koirala warns

KATHMANDU, Nepal: The Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has warned that the death toll from Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake could reach 10,000, and also appealed...

Nepal Earthquake, Death toll in Nepal earthquake rises to 3,218

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The death toll from Saturday's 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal has risen to 3,218 while more than 6,500 persons have also been...

Nursultan Nazarbayev re-elected as Kazakhstan’s President

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: The 74-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev has been re-elected as the President of Kazakhstan after he secured 97.7 percent votes in the presidential election...

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