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Separatist parties in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region on Thursday agreed the wording of an independence referendum on November 9, 2014,…

The Arab League announced holding an extraordinary meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Saturday, 21 December, headed by the Libyan…

A decision by the Indian Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on gay sex represents a “significant step backwards for…

Anti-government protesters in Thailand pinned their hopes on winning support from the powerful security forces on Thursday as they push…

An accidental explosion in an arms depot shook central Kabul on Thursday before Afghan officials moved quickly to allay fears…

The Russian Supreme Court has ordered a review of the guilty verdicts handed to two members of punk band Pussy…

Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, just two days after…

Gulf Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from war-ravaged Syria and…

Time magazine on Wednesday named Pope Francis its person of the year, saying that in nine months in office the…

The commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard force has criticized the government, saying it was under the influence of Western…