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ISTANBUL: In a move that social media users called censorship, a Turkish court on Saturday blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia,...

Paris: Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen announced Saturday that she would name a eurosceptic from outside her National Front party as prime minister...

Cairo:  Pope Francis rejected fanaticism and appealed for charity on Saturday as he addressed thousands of faithful during a visit to Egypt to...

Manila:  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faced pushback on Saturday at a regional summit over his efforts to soften Southeast Asian opposition to Chinese...

Cairo:  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday urged the United States to help restart negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a statement...

Manila:  The Philippines' police chief came under fire Saturday for defending the detention of a dozen people inside a closet-sized secret cell in...

Brussels:  The EU's top officials will seek a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a NATO summit next month amid mounting...

Washington:  Donald Trump marked his 100th day in the White House on Saturday facing the sober realities of a presidency stamped by disruption,...

BRUSSELS: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told leaders of his centre-right EU political group on Saturday that he would comply with demands from...

PARIS: President Francois Hollande urged the French on Saturday to choose centrist Emmanuel Macron over far-right opponent Marine Le Pen in the second...

Paris:  A new exhibition in Paris is showcasing one of the world's biggest collections of contemporary African art -- which was amassed without...

MOSCOW: Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for...

BEIRUT: Twelve years has passed since Syria pulled out troops from Lebanon following the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, which triggered...

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: A landslide that swept over houses in a village in Kyrgyzstan early Saturday has killed 24 people, including nine children, the...

Manila: The Philippine military said Saturday that an Abu Sayyaf commander considered to be one of the most notorious kidnappers has been killed...

LONDON: Japan wants to resolve a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties with Russia since World War Two, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

Brussels: European Union leaders called for a united front at their first Brexit summit on Saturday as they prepared to adopt a tough...

Phuket, Thailand: Tearful relatives gathered outside a Thai temple on Saturday to bury an 11-month-old girl killed by her father in a harrowing...