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The Indonesian woman who is one of the suspects in the killing of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's half brother said she was paid $90 for what she believed was a prank, an Indonesian official said on Saturday.

Fashion house BCBG Max Azria Group LLC, whose form-fitting party dresses have been worn by celebrities Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore and others, is making preparations to file for bankruptcy as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said on Fri...

Analysts at the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Donald Trump's travel ban pose a terror threat to the United States.

Thirty-eight per cent of American voters said they trusted Trump to do the right thing "almost all of the time" or "most of the time", while 61 per cent said they trust him to do what is right "some of the time" or "hardly ever", the poll showed.

Senior officer Cressida Dick was named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police on Wednesday, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.

A 25-year-old Bangladeshi-origin British Muslim teacher travelling on a school trip from Iceland to New York was allegedly denied entry to the US despite a valid visa, an incident that left his students "shocked and distressed".

India's record-breaking launch of 104 satellites should serve as a "wake up call" for China and Chinese firms should cut costs to step up space race with New Delhi, the state-run media said on Monday.

Thae-bok responded, saying: "North Korea is seeking improved relations with Iran." He also praised Iran's economic and defense improvements.

Observing that Pakistan has suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists and violent extremists, the US has said it is in its long-term interest to support Islamabad's efforts to combat violent extremism and build a more stable, tolerant and democratic soc...

Ten members of US President Donald Trump's Advisory Commission on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have resigned to protest against some of his policies on immigration including visa ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

The two founders of the law firm at the center of 2016's explosive Panama Papers scandal are claiming innocence after they were arrested.

Pakistan on Wednesday appointed foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry as its new ambassador to the US.

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Islamic State fighters have begun deserting al-Bab, which has been under attack for weeks.

The French media reported that she had filmed herself pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday he was grateful to US President Donald Trump for revealing "the real face of America".

United States' First lady Melania Trump has re-filed a libel lawsuit against the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail's website, this time in New York.