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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Thursday apologised for the secret slush fund scandals "involving" the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at a parliamentary panel. During a televised session of the House of Representatives political ethics committee, Kishida vowed to advance political reforms and to...

New Delhi: Responding to Pakistan's allegations about Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, India, exercising its right to reply, said that Islamabad has no locus standi to comment on our internal matters. During the 55th regular session of the UN Human Rights...

Tegucigalpa (Honduras): At least 17 people were killed and 14 were injured Wednesday after a head-on collision between two buses in a village in western Honduras, authorities said. Officials said witnesses in La Montañita reported the two buses were traveling at a moderate speed when...

Yangon: Myanmar's State Administration Council imposed martial law in Momeik and Mabein townships in Shan state of eastern Myanmar, media reported. According to the media report, the council said Wednesday in its order statement that martial law was imposed to ensure security, uphold the rule...

Islamabad/ Lahore: The parliamentary party of the PML-N headed by three-time former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif Wednesday formally nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the post of prime minister to head a coalition government. The parliamentary members' meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)...

London: Prince Harry Wednesday lost a legal challenge against the British government over the level of his security protection when he is in the UK, with a High Court judge in London ruling that the decision to remove police protection was not “unlawful or irrational”....

Moscow: The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place Friday in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said. His funeral will be held at a church...

New Delhi: Cooperation in combating terrorism, money laundering, organised crime and activities of pro-Khalistani elements in America were discussed at the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue held here Wednesday, sources said. While the Indian delegation was led by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, the US delegation...

Dubai: Thousands of devotees took part in a grand procession of the Hindu community members at the newly-inaugurated BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi which is set to open its doors to the general public from March 1. Dressed in traditional Indian attire, singing and...

 Colombo: Indian Coast Guard ships Samarth, an Offshore Patrol Vessel and Abhinav, Fast Patrol Vessel, arrived at Southern port city of Galle for training and professional interaction, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. "The ships will visit Colombo from March 2 to 5 before...