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Slovak police on Wednesday arrested a man dressed as Santa Claus for stealing cash and gold jewellery from a 91-year-old woman.

A seven-year-old Syrian girl whose Twitter account from Aleppo gained international attention has fled her home amid heavy fighting, but she and her family are safe for now, her father said on Tuesday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has denounced the rape and killing of a university student as a "tragic event," responding for the first time to a case that has inflamed passions since police arrested a 17-year-old Afghan migrant last week.

At least 11 persons were killed and 30 others injured in a huge fire that erupted at Karachi's Regent Plaza hotel early Monday, rescue officials said.

US President-elect Donald Trump's telephonic conversation with the Taiwanese President which evoked a strong protest from China was a "courtesy call", Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on Sunday as he assured them there will not be a change from the "O...

US President-elect Donald Trump attended a ‘Villains and Heroes’ costume party at a major donor's Long Island home on Saturday night, but declined to don any garb that was in keeping with the theme.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen was a "petty action" by Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday, Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television reported.

Britain's Supreme Court will on Monday begin hearing the government's appeal against a ruling it must obtain parliamentary approval before triggering Brexit, in a constitutional showdown that has further inflamed political tensions.

Researchers at the University of Utah in the US specifically set out to determine which brain networks are involved in representing spiritual feelings in one group, devout Mormons, by creating an environment that triggered participants to "feel the Spirit...

A shallow undersea quake of magnitude of 5.7 struck eastern parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.

Nearly 4,700 migrants and refugees have drowned crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe in 2016, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.

Malaysia's prime minister has expressed support for strict Islamic laws as he seeks to consolidate support of ethnic Malay Muslims at a party meeting this week, as frustration over graft and the economy cloud prospects for the next election.

French foreign affairs minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called on Tuesday for an immediate United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been devastated by fighting.

Amid the uncertainty of US President-elect Donald Trump's Cuba policy, a transition team spokesman said Trump wants to see freedom for the Cubans and is aware of the "nuances and complexities" in Cuba, media reports said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received two contrasting reactions to her immigration policy on Monday: a tearful thank-you from an Afghan boy, and a call from a party member for her to resign.

The White House said that there is no evidence to support the alleged "election fraud" claimed by President-elect Donald Trump, who said that "millions" of people voted "illegally" for his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, in the November 8 election.