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The kidnapping was confirmed by a fellow mine worker who said the three men "left the site (of the mine) around 8:00 am and by 10:00 am they had no more news of them".

Incumbent President Yameen is seeking a second term as the candidate from the Progressive Party of Madives. For months now, Yameen has been peddling on the agenda of development, which is reflected in his speeches and inaugurations of several projects inc...

The incident was revealed in a letter by Ecuador's foreign ministry to a legislator who had asked for information about Ecuador's decision last year to grant Assange citizenship.

Earlier this week, China added $60 billion of US products to its import tariff list as it hit back at US duties on $200 billion of Chinese goods that go into effect from September 24. The escalating trade dispute has spooked financial markets.

The woman was found in the basement of the in-home center with self-inflicted cuts to her wrists, a New York Police Department official told AFP.

The Florida Institute of Technology student had a commercial pilot's license but was not qualified to fly the aircraft, an Airbus 321, Orlando Melbourne International Airport spokeswoman Lori Booker told reporters. He did not manage to get the plane movin...

Ford's lawyer said earlier that Ford would be willing to testify under "terms that are fair and which ensure her safety" after she had received death threats.

Canberra, which has a history of military cooperation in the Pacific with close ally Washington, has warned of a need to counter China's influence in the region.

Travellers spotted the mistake at Hong Kong International Airport and contacted the airline. It painted its name as "Cathay Paciic" on the side of the jet.

The court has granted Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Mohammad Safdar bail and they will be released on Wednesday as soon as the formalities are completed, said reports.

Singapore is home to almost 250,000 maids, mostly from poor parts of Indonesia or the Philippines, who head to the wealthy city-state to earn higher salaries than they can back home.

Poland has repeatedly requested a permanent US military presence on its soil. The United States currently rotates troops through Poland temporarily but permanently stationing forces there would be expensive because of costs that can include housing for fa...

Pakistani media has speculated that Khan is eyeing Saudi Arabia and China to provide loans to rescue Islamabad from the economic crisis and prevent it from falling back on the IMF.

According to a study, 87 per cent of the population in Venezuela was living in poverty in 2017 and 60 per cent had lost an average of 11 kilograms due to a diet that was lacking in protein, one of the primary nutrients contained in meat.

May's leadership of the Conservative party has been precarious since the resignation of Boris Johnson from the Cabinet over her Brexit blueprint in July and has been seen as fragile ever since her 2017 snap general election gamble when the party lost its...

The intervention in favour of a second referendum from Khan, a senior member of Britain's opposition Labour Party, will put more pressure on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to also support the second referendum idea.