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Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

-- 2018-10-18 13:53:18

A Singapore court charged a citizen and a North Korean man with supplying prohibited luxury items to North Korea, the Straits Times newspaper said on Thursday, the latest example of sanctions breaches...

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

-- 2018-10-18 12:30:35

South Korea’s president spoke of “heart-warming” moves toward peace on the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, a day before he is expected to relay an invitation to Pope Francis to visit...

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

-- 2018-10-18 11:35:39

Sri Lanka's president has called India's prime minister to deny a report that quoted him as saying the Indian secret service was plotting to kill him. Maithripala Sirisena told Narendra Modi he "cate...

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns

-- 2018-10-17 17:56:22

India's Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has resigned from office amid sexual harassment allegations raised by his former colleagues. The editor-turned-politician was accused of sexual...

Bomb under office chair kills Afghan election candidate

Bomb under office chair kills Afghan election candidate

-- 2018-10-17 12:43:21

An Afghan election candidate was killed by a bomb planted under his office chair in the southern province of Helmand on Wednesday, officials said, with the Taliban claiming responsibility for the atta...

Pakistan hangs six-year-old Zainab’s killer

Pakistan hangs six-year-old Zainab’s killer

-- 2018-10-17 10:50:50

Pakistan has hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January. Imran Ali, who was arrested after her body was found in a garbage dump, was executed in Lahore's...

Nine UNSC members call for briefing on Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown

Nine UNSC members call for briefing on Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown

-- 2018-10-17 10:43:44

The chair of a United Nations inquiry that accused Myanmar’s military of genocide is likely to brief the Security Council this month after Britain, France, the United States, and six other membe...

Two Myanmar fighter jets crash, kills pilots and an 11-year-old

Two Myanmar fighter jets crash, kills pilots and an 11-year-old

-- 2018-10-16 20:35:33

Two Chinese-made fighter jets flown by Myanmar’s air force crashed on Tuesday morning, killing both pilots and a young bystander and drawing attention to the accident-plagued record of one of As...

Saudi military jet crashes during training, crew members die

Saudi military jet crashes during training, crew members die

-- 2018-10-16 16:40:42

A military jet of Saudi Arabia has crashed during a training mission in the kingdom and that the members of its crew were killed. The crash of the Hawk training jet on Tuesday. It said the crash happ...

Australia PM faces backlash over sudden shift in Israel policy

Australia PM faces backlash over sudden shift in Israel policy

-- 2018-10-16 15:33:27

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, whose government faces a crucial by-election in four days, said on Tuesday Canberra was open to recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, prompting con...

5.4 magnitude quake jolts China

5.4 magnitude quake jolts China

Xinhua 2018-10-16 15:02:43

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jinghe County in Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 10:10am Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Ne...

Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on demilitarising border

Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on demilitarising border

-- 2018-10-16 11:31:29

North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks on Tuesday to discuss demilitarising the border as the two Koreas push for peace, Seoul’s defence m...

Jordan, Syria reopen Nassib border crossing

Jordan, Syria reopen Nassib border crossing

-- 2018-10-15 22:11:11

The border crossing between Jordan and Syria opened to people and goods on Monday after being closed for three years, reopening a route that used to carry billions of dollars of trade for countries...

Rahul swipes at Modi for India’s poor ranking in hunger index

Rahul swipes at Modi for India’s poor ranking in hunger index

-- 2018-10-15 18:47:04

Citing a global survey on hunger that ranked India 103 among 119 nations, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Monday took a swipe at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying while he gave speeches and &ldq...

Two Koreas agree to reconnect roads, rail

Two Koreas agree to reconnect roads, rail

-- 2018-10-15 14:57:44

North Korea and South Korea have agreed to begin reconnecting rail and road links, another step in an improving relationship that has raised US concern about the possible undermining of its bid to pre...

Mahathir says 11 Uighurs freed because they did nothing wrong

Mahathir says 11 Uighurs freed because they did nothing wrong

-- 2018-10-15 11:20:25

Malaysia freed 11 ethnic Uighur Muslims who fled to the Southeast Asian nation after a Thai jailbreak last year because they did nothing wrong there, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on...

US seeks ‘regime change’ in Iran, says Rouhani

US seeks ‘regime change’ in Iran, says Rouhani

-- 2018-10-14 22:01:53

The United States is seeking "regime change" in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current US administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its...

Indian minister Akbar denies  sexual misconduct

Indian minister Akbar denies sexual misconduct

-- 2018-10-14 21:59:44

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has released a statement denying sexual misconduct allegations against him and threatening legal action on the matter, India...

Saudi to respond to any economic sanctions

Saudi to respond to any economic sanctions

-- 2018-10-14 17:53:44

Saudi Arabia would retaliate to possible economic sanctions taken by other states over the case of Jamal Khashoggi. The state news agency SPA gave the information in a report quoting an official sour...

MJ Akbar rejects sexual harassment allegations

MJ Akbar rejects sexual harassment allegations

-- 2018-10-14 17:45:55

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has denied allegations of sexual misconduct against him during his journalism career. Describing the allegations as false, fabricated and malici...

Rouhani claims US wants regime change in Iran

Rouhani claims US wants regime change in Iran

-- 2018-10-14 17:00:13

The United States is seeking ‘regime change’ in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current US administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has f...

Taliban attacks kill 22 members of Afghan security forces

Taliban attacks kill 22 members of Afghan security forces

-- 2018-10-14 15:48:22

Taliban militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two Afghan provinces, officials said on Sunday, ahead of parliam...

US, UK may boycott Saudi confce over Khashoggi's disappearance

US, UK may boycott Saudi confce over Khashoggi's disappearance

-- 2018-10-14 12:49:08

The US and Britain are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to a BBC report Sunday. Mr Khasho...

US airstrike kills eight militants in Afghanistan

US airstrike kills eight militants in Afghanistan

-- 2018-10-14 11:08:46

At least eight militants have been killed and 12 others wounded after a US-led NATO coalition forces-related airstrike attacked a Taliban hideout in eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, a statement said...

Malaysia's Anwar wins by-election, steps closer to premiership

Malaysia's Anwar wins by-election, steps closer to premiership

-- 2018-10-14 10:33:44

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim won a by-election engineered for his return to parliament by an overwhelming majority on Saturday, bringing him closer to the premiership that has been promised to him b...

Snowstorm kills seven climbers on Himalayan mountain

Snowstorm kills seven climbers on Himalayan mountain

-- 2018-10-14 10:18:36

At least seven climbers died when a violent snowstorm destroyed their camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal. A five-member South Korean expedition team and four Nepali guides were at the base cam...

Gunman shoots judge’s wife, son in broad daylight in India

Gunman shoots judge’s wife, son in broad daylight in India

-- 2018-10-13 21:10:04

The wife and son of an additional sessions judge were shot at in Gurgaon on Saturday afternoon, allegedly by their own gunman. The accused in the case fled the spot after the incident, but has now bee...

Storm kills climbers on Himalayan peak

Storm kills climbers on Himalayan peak

-- 2018-10-13 21:08:31

At least seven climbers died when a violent snowstorm destroyed their camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal. A five-member South Korean expedition team and four Nepali guides were at the base cam...

Floods kill 11 children in Indonesia

Floods kill 11 children in Indonesia

-- 2018-10-13 14:19:49

Flash floods killed at least 11 children at an Islamic school in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra on Friday, with rescuers searching for one missing student, authorities said. The floods hit...

Five South Korean climbers go missing in Nepal Himalayas

Five South Korean climbers go missing in Nepal Himalayas

-- 2018-10-13 12:24:24

A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Tourism Mi...