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Iran has reopened a nuclear plant idle for nine years, its atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Wednesday, as Tehran prepares to increase uranium enrichment capacity if a nuclear deal with world powers falls apart after...

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday assured South Korea of an “ironclad” commitment to its security, including keeping U.S. troop levels unaltered, even as diplomats seek an agreement with North Korea on denuclearization. Mattis, during...

Moscow and Washington struck a deal on Wednesday to hold a summit soon between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, a move likely to worry some US allies and draw a fiery reaction...

The government has lowered Value Added Tax or VAT on internet services provided by ISPs and mobile telecom operators to 5 percent from the current 15 percent. Parliament passed the Finance Bill for 2018-19 fiscal year...

Four Bangladeshi pilgrims died and nine others were injured in separate road accidents in Saudi Arabia. The dead are Julhas, 50, Rashed, 65, Abul Bashar, 65, and Rashedul Islam Babu , 55. The injured are SM...

With a lolling tongue and a propensity to drool, English Bulldog Zsa Zsa won best in show at World’s Ugliest Dog competition in Petaluma, California. Zsa Zsa, sporting a hot pink collar and matching nails for...

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis kicked off talks in China on Wednesday that he and his Chinese counterpart described as “open and honest,” seeking to strike a positive tone despite Sino-U.S. tensions over trade and the...

The United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar called on the government on Wednesday to “dismantle the system of discrimination” against the Muslim Rohingya minority and to restore their rights to citizenship and property. Yanghee Lee,...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said during the first stop of a Latin American tour on Tuesday that if Central Americans thinking of immigrating to the United States “can’t come legally, don’t come at all.” Earlier,...

Senior Myanmar military officials, including the commanders of its defense services and army, should face trial for crimes against humanity over the treatment of Rohingya minorities, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday. Amnesty called...