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Paris - France voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election projected to produce a run-off rematch between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be...

London - Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday apologized for knocking a mobile phone out of the hands of a supporter as he left the pitch following Manchester United's 1-0 defeat to Everton.Footage on social...

Islamabad - Shehbaz Sharif, expected to become Pakistan's new prime minister Monday after leading the opposition alliance that ousted Imran Khan, is a tough administrator with a penchant for quoting...

Beijing - China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure.One of the last...

Islamabad - Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament following weeks of political turmoil.Acting speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said 174...

Paris - World food prices hit an all-time high in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent "shocks" through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization...

Shanghai -China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic, as millions in locked-down Shanghai began a new round of...

Islamabad - Pakistan's supreme court is meeting for the third time Wednesday to rule on the legality of political maneuvers that led Prime Minister Imran Khan to dissolve the national assembly over...

Kuwait City: Kuwait's government resigned on Tuesday, three months after it was sworn in, state media reported, amid escalating disputes with parliament.The Gulf emirate's prime minister, Sabah Khaled...

Bukavu, DR Congo, -"I can get married again -- the dream is to get to seven wives," said Congolese church pastor Chirhuza Zagabe, a husband to four spouses and father of 16 children.In 2012, the...

New York: Twitter's stock soared by more than 25 percent in pre-market trade on Wall Street Monday, after Tesla boss Elon Musk took a major stake in the social media company.According to a document...

Vienna: The OPEC group of oil producing countries and its Russia-led allies were expected Thursday to again ignore Western pressure to significantly boost production as the Ukraine conflict has rocked...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Kyiv said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol after a Russian ceasefire announcement, as the international Red Cross said it...

Riyadh - The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government against Huthi rebels in Yemen's conflict Tuesday announced a ceasefire from Wednesday morning and peace talks during the Islamic month of...

Colombo - Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of hydroelectricity on top of a severe shortage of fuel.The South Asian nation of 22 million...

New York - Worldoilprices dived Monday on worries about China's energy demand amid the latest Covid-19 surge, while Wall Street stocks rallied on hopes over Ukraine peace talks.US benchmark West Texas...

Actor Will Smith offered apologies Monday to Chris Rock for smacking the comedian during the Oscars ceremony, as the body that oversees the awards said it was launching a formal review of the...

Hair loss among women is painful, depressing and embarrassing, according to Jada Pinkett Smith and other celebrities who have gone public with their feelings. The subject has rushed into the public...

Islamabad - Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan moved a no-confidence motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan's government Monday, as he tries to shore up a wavering coalition over accusations...

Colombo: One of Sri Lanka's biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20 percent on Saturday, the second increase in as many weeks, as the country struggles to import oil without...