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An Indian-American scientist has been awarded a USD 3 million grant for working on treatment of diabetes by using a virus that can reduce glucose level in blood.

A Chinese woman has died after being trapped in a shopping mall escalator, but not before pushing her 2-year-old son to safety.

Bringing out an austerity package, Russian President Vladimir Putin fired nearly 110,000 officials of the Ministry of Interior. He had signed a decree last week limiting the number of officials in the Ministry which would reduce the total workforce by 10...

The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light on Friday from European drugs regulators who recommended it should be licensed for use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease.

The number of people using the internet in China has galloped to 668 million - and most use their mobile phones for access - the authorities said.

housands of anti-austerity protesters gathered in Athens today night as lawmakers prepared to vote on a second batch of reforms that must pass if Greece is to unlock a huge international bailout.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pointed the finger of blame for what was "clearly a terrorist attack" at Islamic State.

Millions of Nepalese people, including those abroad, on Monday participated in a two-day campaign to garner public opinion on the first draft of the country's new constitution.

An explosion on Monday in Turkey's southeastern city of Suruc near the Syrian border killed 28 people and sent nearly 100 others to the hospital, Turkish officials said.

For the first time since 1961, the Cuban flag will fly over Havana's newly upgraded embassy in Washington, just a stone's throw from the White House.

Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said his country is committed to improving ties with India.

The move comes after the Indian embassy took up the issue with Beijing.

Palaeontologists working in China unearthed the fossil remains of the winged dinosaur named Zhenyuanlong suni, a close cousin of Velociraptor.

Rouhani "must be concerned about possible violation of commitments by the other parties and close paths to it," the leader wrote in the letter.

As Iran and six global powers reached a nuclear deal that could see an easing of sanctions against Tehran, a gradual increase in its oil exports, Asian economies showed signs of weakness.

The House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Adam Smith, applauded the decision to establish a working group to study the policy and readiness implications of allowing transgender persons to serve openly.