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Tehran:  Iran has vowed never to back down from its positions despite an anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Iranian presidency early Friday."Such measures can never...

London: The UK Home Office has tried to soften a course on British history for its staff by removing materials deemed too controversial from a module on race, empire and colonialism, the Guardian reported on Friday, citing developers of...

Islamabad: The family of former Pakistan President Pervaiz Musharraf on Friday said that he was going through a 'difficult stage,' where recovery was 'not possible'.Taking to the official Twitter handle of the former President, his family said, "He is...

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian government has approved a plan to abolish the current system of mandatory death sentences for criminal offenders, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said on Friday.The decision came following a report...

Tokyo: Japan has secured a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for a record 12th time in a General Assembly election, with its two-year term set to start next January, Japan Times reported on Friday.Tokyo’s return to the...

Damascus: A civilian was injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting sites south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday morning, a Syrian military statement said.Some material damage was also sustained during the attack, which occurred at around 4 a.m....

Colombo: A former Sri Lankan Army chief who is now an MP has hit out at Ministers and MPs in his country, calling more than half the members of Parliament "undesirables" and alleged that some Cabinet Ministers were addicted...

Seoul: At least 7 people were confirmed dead and 46 others injured in a fire that broke out at an office building in the southeastern city of Daegu on Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported citing officials.The fire broke out...

Washington: Almost two-thirds of US voters now support stronger gun control measures, a rise of four points in less than a month following the massacre of ten children in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, a new Morning Consult...

Hanoi: India and Vietnam on Wednesday signed the 'Joint Vision Statement on India-Vietnam Defence Partnership towards 2030' which will significantly enhance the scope and scale of existing defence cooperation between the two countries.The Joint Statement has been signed...