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BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq is counting the results of a parliamentary election held on Sunday, its fifth since the U.S.-led invasion...

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A ruling by Poland's highest court challenging the supremacy of European Union law has...

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechs began voting on Friday in a tight election in which Prime Minister Andrej Babis hopes to...

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new prime minister, Fumio Kishida, this week set Oct. 31 as the date...

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The only son and namesake of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos filed candidacy...

(Reuters) - China has claimed Taiwan through its "one China" policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang,...

PARIS (Reuters) - An independent commission will on Tuesday shed light on the scale of sexual abuse committed by Catholic...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's prime minister, Fumio Kishida, voted in by parliament on Monday, unveiled a cabinet line-up featuring stalwarts of...

By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's surprise retirement from politics after his term ends next year has...

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - The winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 8...

(Reuters) - The Philippines will hold an election in May 2022 to choose a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte, who...

By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's former foreign minister Fumio Kishida won the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida clinched a victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership...

(Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao, one of the most decorated fighters in world boxing, announced his retirement from the sport on...

(Refiles to correct date on Taiwan announcement to earlier this month from Friday) (Reuters) - Analysts warn Asia may be...

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's defence purchases from Russia have alarmed Ankara's NATO partners but the two countries remain rivals in...

(Reuters) - The European Union can no longer agree to give a guarantee of future membership to the six Balkan...

By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) votes for a new leader on Wednesday, who...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, his support ratings in tatters ahead of a general election, said this month...

(Reuters) - Germany faces months of tough negotiations to form a coalition government after the federal election on Sunday, with...