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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...

Ankara: A meeting of delegations of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN will take place in Istanbul this week to discuss the unblocking of Ukrainian grain shipments in the Black Sea, Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Tuesday.Ukraine has...

Washington: Almost 80 people were killed and several dozen injured in gun violence across the United States over the weekend, Gun Violence Archive revealed on Monday.The bloodiest incident occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where three individuals were killed and 12...

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was forced to cancel a visit to Serbia on Monday after several of Russia's neighbouring countries closed their air spaces to him, Al Jazeera reported.Lavrov was due to hold talks with top officials...

Helsinki: Director of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) Antti Pelttari says there have been no changes in relations with Moscow since Finland submitted its NATO membership application."It has been rather quiet and let’s hope it stays that way,"...

Seoul: South Korea and the United States have responded to North Korea's launch of eight missiles on Sunday by firing eight more missiles from their side into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Monday,...

Canberra: Australia on Sunday slammed China over its interception of a maritime surveillance flight in the international airspace in the South China Sea region.According to The Guardian, the defence department has revealed the interception of a "routine maritime surveillance...