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Taliban attacks kill 30 security forces in western Afghanistan

Major assaults by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, mounted with the aim of weakening the government’s grip on the region, have killed at least 30 Afghan security forces, officials said on Thursday. The Taliban have...

16 die in Afghanistan gun battle

Fighting between security forces and Taliban militants have left 16...

Malaysia charges wife of former PM Najib with two counts of corruption

Malaysia on Thursday accused Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former...

Lion Air crash victim's fiancée takes wedding photos alone

An Indonesian woman whose fiancé was on a Lion Air...

Mike Pence expresses strongest condemnation over Rohingya issue

US Vice President Mike Pence expressed the Trump administration’s strongest...

Mike Pence urges Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journos

US vice president Mike Pence pressed Myanmar leader Aung San...

Sri Lankan parliament passes no-confidence motion against PM

Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a no-confidence motion against newly appointed...

Singapore PM Lee hints at early election next year

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong suggested on Sunday a...

Heavy rains, flooding kill 12 in Jordan

Twelve people died in heavy rains and flooding in parts...

China coalmine disaster leaves 21 dead

Twenty-one miners, who were trapped after a coalmine accident that...

Sri Lankan president dissolves parliament

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the country's parliament on...

Rains, floods claim eight lives in Jordan

Heavy rains and flooding killed at least eight people in...

Philippine court orders arrest of ex-first lady Imelda Marcos for graft

The Philippines’ anti-corruption court on Friday ordered the arrest of...

Seven die, 11 suffer injuries in South Korea fire

At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured...

Deadly smog returns to Delhi

Air pollution in the Indian capital Delhi has risen to...

At least 13 die in Tajik prison riot

Security forces in Tajikistan have killed at least 13 inmates...

Australia launches $1.5 billion Pacific fund to counter China's influence

Australia will offer Pacific countries up to A$3 billion ($2.18...

Pakistan frees Asia Bibi after blasphemy acquittal

A Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight...

Eight Afghan policemen die in Taliban attack

An Afghan official says the Taliban killed eight policemen and...

Crashed Indonesia jet was cleared to fly despite airspeed problems

Indonesian accident investigators said an airspeed indicator of a Boeing...

ADB Knowledge Forum kicks off in Manila

The first ADB Knowledge Forum kicked off on Tuesday at...

5.5 magnitude quake batters southern Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 rattled the southern Philippine Davao...

Philippine police colonel on Duterte drug list dies in 'shootout'

A police colonel on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s wanted list...

Facebook should do more to help prevent violence in Myanmar: Report

Facebook said Monday that an independent report it commissioned found...

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