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Voting is underway for 19 vacant seats in Myanmar, in the first test of the popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy since it formed the government a year ago.

Pakistan's electronic media watchdog on Friday imposed a fine of Rs one million each on two prominent TV channels including Geo News for showing "indecent contents".

At a press conference on Thursday, the organization said it would show the videos on 12 subway lines in Mexico City over the next three weeks.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump will meet for the first time on April 6-7 at the latter's Florida resort, China's foreign ministry announced Thursday.

A senior US general said on Wednesday it will be difficult to maintain "extraordinarily high standards" to avoid civilian casualties in Mosul, even as the US military begins a formal investigation into an explosion in the Iraqi city that is believed to ha...

US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said there should be no travel ban on the basis of religion, but defended President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, saying it is meant to keep the country safe.

The European Parliament insisted today there can be no discussion of future ties with Britain until the divorce conditions are finalised, rejecting a key demand of British Prime Minister Theresa May.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era regulations to curb climate change, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry while calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming.

Berlin police say suspects used a wheelbarrow to make off with a 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions.

Pakistan's Senate on Tuesday passed a constitutional amendment bill to revive the controversial special military courts for a period of two years amidst a surge in terror attacks across the country.

US President Donald Trump called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and congratulated him on his recent electoral success, the White House said.

British police said on Monday they had found no evidence that Khalid Masood, who killed four people in an attack on Britain's parliament last week, had any association with Islamic State or Al Qaeda, but he was clearly interested in jihad.

Obamacare boosted the number of Americans with health insurance through mandates on individuals and employers, and income-based subsidies.

JuD acting chief Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki on Thursday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif celebrated Hindu festival 'Holi' to please the Indian government.

"My gratitude on behalf of all Antwerp to the soldiers who have intervened, the police services and the special intervention force," Antwerp mayor Bart de Wever tweeted.

Muftuoglu told reporters today that Turkey had summoned the diplomat because Moscow was in charge of monitoring a cease-fire in the border area controlled by the Syrian Kurdish forces.