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Beijing: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia arrived in the People's Republic of...

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi government forces were moving steadily towards Mosul's Grand Mosque on Wednesday after taking control of the bridge leading to the...

Rome: Italian police detained dozens of politicians and businessmen around Naples on Wednesday in a swoop that revealed the local mafia has gotten...

Paris: Several top Twitter accounts, including those of a German football club, a French ministry and BBC North America, were defaced Wednesday by...

Manila: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation's drug war had left Filipinos feeling "hopeless and helpless", with trust in the...

London: Britain's unemployment rate has struck the lowest level for more than 41 years, official data showed on Wednesday as the country prepares...

Mosul, Iraq: Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have fled the battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the International Organization for...

Mogadishu: Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met the new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in a surprise visit Wednesday to Mogadishu, the scene...

MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State militants in Mosul on Wednesday took control of the Iron Bridge linking the eastern sector...

FRANKFURT: The diplomatic spat between Turkey and the Netherlands spread online on Wednesday with a large-scale attack on Twitter accounts, many with no...

Tripoli: Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed government stormed the headquarters...

Berlin: Germany's biggest-selling daily Bild on Wednesday lashed out at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, branding him persona non grata and accusing him...

The Hague: Millions of Dutch voters were going to the polls Wednesday in key elections overshadowed by a blazing diplomatic row with Turkey,...

ASTANA: Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said Syria's rebel delegation was expected in Astana on Wednesday night for peace talks this week aimed at ending...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the government offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants was in its...

Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday warned the United States against starting a trade war while expressing optimism that the world's two...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's bees are being stolen and traded by organised crime syndicates seeking to profit from skyrocketing honey prices, police and beekeepers...

Washington: Some Hispanic business owners in the United States are offering to help build President Donald Trump's wall to keep out unauthorized immigrants...