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South Korea will hold a presidential election on May 9 to replace impeached leader Park Geun-hye, who was dismissed last Friday over a corruption scandal, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday.

Parliament gave its approval Monday for Prime Minister Theresa May to start Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, even as Scotland signalled its opposition by announcing plans for a fresh independence vote.

The expanded Chinese marine corps is part of a wider push to refocus the world’s largest army away from winning a land war based on sheer numbers and towards meeting a range of security scenarios using highly specialised units, the report said. Towards t...

"We will discuss growth strategy, including our 'Saudi Vision' project," he said, referring to Japanese collaboration with Vision 2030, a roadmap adopted by the kingdom last year for its development and economic objectives.

Starbucks Corp on Friday said its business has not been hurt by a social media boycott campaign started in response to the chain's promise to hire 10,000 refugees globally over the next five years.

The European Union will be ready to respond within 48 hours to Britain's notification that it plans to leave the 28-nation bloc, the chairman of EU leaders, Donald Tusk, said on Friday.

Besides bringing pressure to bear for immigration reform and the rights of the Dreamers via her organisation, Powell Jobs made clear her opinions on recent immigration measures adopted by Trump on her Twitter account.

Explosions and gunfire rattled Kabul's diplomatic district Wednesday when insurgents dressed as doctors attacked Afghanistan's largest military hospital, officials said, as growing insecurity besets the war-battered country.

In a battle waged since the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, Democratic President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy achievement, Republicans including President Donald Trump have long vowed to repeal and replace the law. But they failed for...

China has hiked its military spending by seven per cent to USD 152 billion, about three times higher than that of India, as Beijing braced for countering America's push into the disputed South China Sea.

President Donald Trump is extremely frustrated with his senior staff and communications team for allowing the firestorm surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions to steal his thunder in the wake of his address to Congress, sources tell CNN.

Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson will go to Moscow in the coming weeks to discuss the differences between the two countries over Syria and Ukraine, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, in the first such visit for five years.

A North Korean man will be released from custody because of lack of evidence connecting him to the fatal nerve agent attack on Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's ruler, Malaysian officials said on Thursday.

Continuing his tirade against the media, US President Donald Trump has alleged that The New York Times "writes lies" and has an "evil intent".

Followers of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer in 2011, feted him as a hero at his tomb in Islamabad on Monday, the start of a three-day festival marking the anniversary of his hanging on February 29, 2016.

The weekly show is called 'Sab Se Pehle Pakistan with President Musharraf' and will be aired every Sunday at 8 pm.