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Japan's population has declined by more than 100,000 for the first time since the end of the World War Two,…

American woman, 55, arrested in north-west Iran near the border with Armenia.

China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang has said his country is willing to buy about 6 billion euros of Spanish public…

The United States plans to send 1,400 additional Marines to Afghanistan to boost its combat forces ahead of the spring…

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians near the Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medics said on Thursday.

Freezing temperatures in Central Asian country of Kazakhstan have made Lake Balkash frozen.

Polls reveals 63.6 percent of Turks say relations with Israel should be frozen, 42.6 percent see US as ‘greatest external…

Iraq and Jordan have agreed in principle to build a pipeline to deliver crude oil to the energy-poor kingdom from…

At least 2,043 people, chiefly civilians, have died since 2004 in Pakistan as a result of bombings by unmanned U.S.…

One of the head designers of the Patriot missile has died in Florida. He was 91.

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes Tuesday at two cities in Gaza, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Palestinian and…

Saudi Arabian security services have captured a vulture that is suspected of being a Mossad spy sent over by Israel…

A new tax on tourists to the Eternal City is causing controversy, with hotels expressing fears it could hurt their…

Dilma Rousseff became the first woman to lead Brazil, after promising to build on an unprecedented run of economic success…

The global death toll from air crashes rose by 13% to 828 last year, as the airline industry's improving reputation…