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New Delhi: Residents in India's capital New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday, a day after authorities closed...

Baku: Oil executives descended on the COP29 talks in Baku for "energy day" on Friday as environmental groups denounced the presence of fossil...

Madrid: A fire erupted overnight in a retirement home in the northeastern Spanish town of Villafranca de Ebro killing at least 10 people,...

Tokyo: Japan's growth slowed in the third quarter after warnings of a major earthquake hit activity, official data showed Friday, as Prime Minister...

Beijing: China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to...

Seoul: A South Korean court handed the country's opposition leader a suspended prison sentence Friday for violating election laws -- a ruling that...

Hanoi: South Korea's LG Display will inject another $1 billion into its factory in Vietnam, local authorities said Friday, pushing the firm's total...

Beirut: More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion in economic losses, with...

Lagos: Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said on Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces...

Lima: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru on Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where he will meet US counterpart Joe Biden under...

Baku: In the three months since becoming Bangladesh's interim leader following a student-led revolution, Muhammad Yunus has endured political turmoil, impatient cries for...

Brasília: Authorities in Brazil on Thursday were searching for the motive of a man who apparently tried to bomb the Supreme Court, killing...

Manila: Typhoon Usagi slammed into the Philippines' already disaster-ravaged north on Thursday, as authorities rushed to evacuate thousands of people from flood-prone areas....

Málaga: Spain evacuated thousands of residents and closed schools on Wednesday as torrential rains lashed the country two weeks after its worst floods...

Washington: US President-elect DonaldTrumpthanked President Joe Biden for pledging a smooth transfer of power as the victorious Republican made a historic return visit...

Hargeisa: voters in Somaliland turned out Wednesday to choose their next president, as the breakaway region of Somalia pursues a quest for international...

Baku: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus told AFP on Wednesday that reforms are needed before his country can elect a government following the...

London: Britain's Magic Circle has launched an appeal to track down a woman it expelled over three decades ago for posing as a...