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Saudi Arabia appointed market regulator Mohammed al-Jadaan as its new finance minister by royal decree on Monday, replacing Ibrahim Alassaf, who had held the post since 1996.

Dozens of prisoners and security personnel were feared dead after Saudi-led airstrikes on Saturday battered two prisons inside a security headquarters in a western port city, security and medical officials said.

An Australian former Miss Universe said Saturday that Donald Trump had always treated her with respect after a video emerged of an embarrassing exchange between the pair in Sydney in 2011.

As police detained more than 600 activists of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in different parts of Punjab province, party chief Imran Khan on Saturday directed his workers to escape arrest and reach Islamabad on November 2 for a final showdown with the Nawaz Sh...

Hillary Clinton has said she was "confident" that the FBI's review of newly discovered emails related to her use of a private server will not change the bureau's original conclusion that she should not face charges.

The elected members will serve in the 47-member Council for a three year term beginning January 1, 2017. India is a member of the human rights body and its term will expire in 2017.

Donald Trump lacks the "respect and fitness" to serve as the US commander-in-chief and his continued attack on the military, veterans and their families is derogatory, a former top American general and a father of a slain Muslim American soldier have said...

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the United States for failing to fulfill its commitment to the Syrian settlement, saying that Moscow is ready to work with the new US president to improve bilateral ties.

With a dozen days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are refusing to commit to working with each other after the election, putting in question the winner's ability to heal the country's wounds after a volatile presidential race.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed he has personally contributed USD 100 million to his campaign.

A defense lawyer says Pakistani authorities have set a date for the execution of a death row prisoner diagnosed with schizophrenia after the country's highest court rejected his final appeal.

The Quetta terror attack that killed scores of police cadets brings back to focus the National Action Plan (NAP), Pakistan's grand plan to fight terror, which has been dubbed by critics as the 'National Inaction Plan' for its inability to put any new radi...

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Friday.

Another woman came forward today claiming that Donald Trump groped her and made inappropriate sexual remarks, adding to accusations of nine other women that have emerged in recent days.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump exchanged jokes sprinkled with acid remarks at a New York charity dinner held one day after the last presidential debate before the US elections on November 8.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said the just concluded BRICS Summit in Goa recognised "state sponsored and state protected terrorism" as the "biggest" challenge and that it could no longer be the business as usual while dealing with th...