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Myanmar UN chief expresses concern over fighting in Rakhine

Myanmar UN chief expresses concern over fighting in Rakhine

-- 2019-01-09 13:11:09

The head of the United Nations in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting between the military and the rebel Arakan Army has displace...

‘Suspicious packages’ found at Australia consulates

‘Suspicious packages’ found at Australia consulates

-- 2019-01-09 11:37:09

Australian authorities are investigating suspicious packages found at foreign consulates in Canberra and Melbourne, police have confirmed. Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade said it had been calle...

India's Supreme Court reinstates CBI chief

India's Supreme Court reinstates CBI chief

-- 2019-01-08 16:36:37

India's Supreme Court has reinstated the removed director of the country's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday in a setback to the government that has been accused of undermining the agen...

Oil tanker fire kills one in Hong Kong, rescue ongoing

Oil tanker fire kills one in Hong Kong, rescue ongoing

-- 2019-01-08 12:23:13

An oil tanker caught fire in Hong Kong’s southern waters on Tuesday, killing one crew member while at least 21 were rescued, police said, with witnesses reporting a loud blast that shook windows...

North Korea's Kim visiting China after warning to US

North Korea's Kim visiting China after warning to US

-- 2019-01-08 12:02:34

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an alternative path if the United States does not ease sanction...

Indonesia to resume search for Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder

Indonesia to resume search for Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder

-- 2019-01-08 11:31:55

Indonesia will launch a renewed search effort as early as Tuesday to find the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, the head of its accident investigati...

US navy ship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea

US navy ship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea

-- 2019-01-07 21:01:19

A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a 'provocation' as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. Th...

Thailand vows not to deport Saudi woman

Thailand vows not to deport Saudi woman

-- 2019-01-07 18:09:34

The head of Thailand's immigration police has said the country will not deport a young Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend, due to concerns for her safety. Thai immigration officials had t...

China arrests 18 at TCM firm after cancer case sparks outcry

China arrests 18 at TCM firm after cancer case sparks outcry

-- 2019-01-07 15:10:47

Chinese authorities have arrested the founder and more than a dozen others at a local traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) firm after the death of a young girl with cancer was linked to the company and...

Taliban militants kill 21 police officials in west Afghanistan

Taliban militants kill 21 police officials in west Afghanistan

-- 2019-01-07 14:50:02

Taliban insurgents have stormed security posts in west Afghanistan, killing 21 police and pro-government militia members, officials said on Monday, the latest in a surge of attacks that has cast doubt...

Magnitude 5.4 quake batters southern Philippines

Magnitude 5.4 quake batters southern Philippines

-- 2019-01-07 11:47:41

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude rattled Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, w...

Rights group urges Thailand not to deport Saudi woman

Rights group urges Thailand not to deport Saudi woman

-- 2019-01-07 11:24:57

A human rights group urged Thai authorities on Monday to halt plans to deport an 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse from her family and fears they will kill her if she is returned h...

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia again

Strong earthquake hits Indonesia again

-- 2019-01-07 10:32:21

An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.6 struck 174 km (108 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ternate in Indonesia’s Molucca islands late on Sunday, followed by a series of aftershocks,...

Rivals seek to move into east of Syria as US leaving

Rivals seek to move into east of Syria as US leaving

-- 2019-01-06 21:59:49

The planned US troop withdrawal opens up a void in the north and east of Syria, and the conflicts and rivalries among all the powers in the Middle East are converging to fill it, reports AP. The sudd...

30 die in Afghanistan gold mine collapse

30 die in Afghanistan gold mine collapse

-- 2019-01-06 17:55:50

At least 30 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in north-eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials say. The collapse occurred in the Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, report...

Malay king steps down from throne before completing tenure

Malay king steps down from throne before completing tenure

-- 2019-01-06 17:41:36

Malaysia’s King Muhammad V has resigned on Sunday, the first time a ruling monarch has stepped down from the throne before completing their five-year tenure. The king’s resignation took e...

Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea

Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea

-- 2019-01-06 14:50:40

Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, including rescue and anti-piracy drills, the commander of the Iranian navy was quoted on Sunday as saying. “Tacti...

Tour bus overturns in Bangkok, killing six

Tour bus overturns in Bangkok, killing six

-- 2019-01-06 13:48:13

Six people were killed and 54 others injured when a tour bus overturned on a slippery road on Thai capital Bangkok's northern outskirts in the wee hours of Sunday, police said. The six dead included...

Saudi women to get divorce confirmation by text

Saudi women to get divorce confirmation by text

-- 2019-01-06 11:27:42

A new regulation in Saudi Arabia is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce. Starting from Sunday, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their...

India court declares Mallya a ‘fugitive economic offender’

India court declares Mallya a ‘fugitive economic offender’

-- 2019-01-05 19:04:51

An Indian court on Saturday declared tycoon Vijay Mallya a ‘fugitive economic offender,’ a ruling that empowers authorities to confiscate his properties and other assets. Judge M.S. Azmi'...

China's population set to peak at 1.44b in 2029

China's population set to peak at 1.44b in 2029

-- 2019-01-05 15:42:13

China’s population is set to reach a peak of 1.442 billion in 2029 and start a long period of “unstoppable” decline in 2030, government scholars said in a research report published o...

School bus falls into gorge in India, killing six

School bus falls into gorge in India, killing six

-- 2019-01-05 15:16:09

At least six people including five school children were killed and seven others injured Saturday after a bus carrying them skidded off a mountainous road and fell into gorge in northern Indian state o...

Iran finds new ‘potential’ oil buyers

Iran finds new ‘potential’ oil buyers

-- 2019-01-05 14:34:10

All countries that were granted a waiver from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with US sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said on Sat...

China's Xi calls on army to be battle-ready

China's Xi calls on army to be battle-ready

-- 2019-01-05 11:56:29

China’s armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of top brass on Friday. China is keen to beef u...

Taiwan calls for international support to defend democracy

Taiwan calls for international support to defend democracy

-- 2019-01-05 10:47:04

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy and way of life in the face of renewed threats from China. Tsai’s co...

Worst storm in 30 yrs hits Thailand

Worst storm in 30 yrs hits Thailand

-- 2019-01-04 17:09:40

Tropical storm Pabuk has begun pelting southern Thailand with rain and wind, in what is expected to be the worst storm to hit the region in 30 years. The storm made landfall on Friday at 12:45 local...

Japan's Abe plans to push for peace treaty with Russia

Japan's Abe plans to push for peace treaty with Russia

-- 2019-01-04 14:09:06

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to push forward towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stymied for decades by a territorial row, during a summit...

Iran's health minister resigns over proposed budget cuts

Iran's health minister resigns over proposed budget cuts

-- 2019-01-03 18:04:21

Iranian state TV says the health minister has resigned over spending cuts in a budget submitted to parliament last week. It says President Hassan Rouhani accepted Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Ha...

Protests paralyse India’s Kerala after women enter temple

Protests paralyse India’s Kerala after women enter temple

-- 2019-01-03 14:50:35

Conservative Hindu groups forced India’s southern state of Kerala to a standstill on Thursday as they protested against the state government for allowing two women to defy an ancient ban and ent...

Trump gives no timetable for Syria exit

Trump gives no timetable for Syria exit

-- 2019-01-03 10:55:27

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would get out of Syria slowly “over a period of time” and would protect the US-backed Kurdish fighters in the country as Washi...