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Tehran: Iran's army said on Friday it carried out drone strikes against several American military facilities and bases in Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for the latest US attacks against the...

 Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States and Iran vie for control over the vital waterway. In...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed on Thursday "stringent punishment" for those involved in exam fraud that has fuelled student anger, in his first direct comments tied to major protests...

Miami: Luis Suarez scored twice and Preston Plambeck grabbed a late winner as Inter Miami, without Lionel Messi, beat Chicago Fire 3-2 on Wednesday to spoil Robert Lewandowski's Major League...

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pledged that the United States would bomb Iranian civil infrastructure every time Tehran fires at ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. "From...

Dubai will offer more than $800 worth of discounts and deals to residents who bring friends and family to visit, the emirate's media office said on Wednesday, as months of war have battered...

  Thonon-les-Bains: German rider Florian Lipowitz suffered a broken collarbone after crashing out of the Tour de France's 16th stage on Tuesday, his Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe team said. Lipowitz,...

OpenAI said Tuesday that its advanced artificial intelligence models had gone rogue during security testing, hacking into a popular platform for programmers on their own. The San Francisco firm called...

New Delhi: India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been released after being detained outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence as part of education system protests that have...

The United States plans to announce an agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that would give the country a civilian nuclear program, according to media reports. Citing two unnamed US officials, the...

Kuwait City: Kuwait's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned Iran's ambassador over a strike the previous day that targeted a Kuwaiti tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and wounded...

 At least nine people have died and 15 others remained trapped after a tunnel collapsed at an under-construction hydroelectric project in India's remote northeast, officials said Tuesday. The...

Singapore: A Singapore court sentenced an Indian tourist to more than two years in jail over a failed bid to steal a diamond by hiding it in his accomplice's mouth. Mangroliya Manojkumar...

Paris: Lawmakers in France are scheduled to vote on Tuesday to ban social media for under-15s -- one of 20 countries worldwide to have proposed or introduced such measures. Five of those countries...

Washington: US President Donald Trump signed orders Monday to impose new 50-percent tariffs on many Canadian goods, claiming "discriminatory treatment" by Ottawa against American alcohol, automobile...

New Delhi: India has approved its first dengue vaccine, authorising the use of Japanese drugmaker Takeda's Qdenga jab, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Dengue, which causes severe flu-like...

Buenos Aires: Critics blasted Argentina for dirty tactics and poor sportsmanship during their 1-0 loss to Spain, cementing the country's status as World Cup villain that grew throughout the...

New Delhi: India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns. "We won't stop. Pradhan has to be...

Washington: President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that it would pay "many times over" for every US soldier it killed after Washington announced over the weekend three new military fatalities...

Manama: Bahrain and Kuwait reported intercepting Iranian attacks on Monday, as the United States and Iran traded the latest strikes in more than a week of escalation. A shaky US-Iran ceasefire has...