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North Korea, a smokers' paradise, now urging people to quit

It's a battle Pyongyang has tried before and won't easily win since it doesn't appear to have a lot of funding.

Jul 06, 2016, 15:21 PM IST

Ramadi secured, Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS: PM

Iraq's armed forces will move to retake the major northern city of Mosul from ISIS once they capture the western city of Ramadi, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Friday.

Dec 25, 2015, 16:55 PM IST

Japanese who paid for sex with 12,000 women convicted finally

A former school teacher, who reportedly paid for sex with 12,000 women in the Philippines, has been convicted in Japan for taking photos of naked Filipino girls.

Dec 25, 2015, 12:40 PM IST