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6.1 quake rattles Japan; four wounded

6.1 quake rattles Japan; four wounded

-- 2018-04-09 11:28:45

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rocked Shimane Prefecture in western Japan on early Monday, injuring four people in one of the hardest-hit areas, local media reported. Accordin...

N Korea 'ready to discuss denuclearisation'

N Korea 'ready to discuss denuclearisation'

-- 2018-04-09 11:03:31

North Korea has promised the US it is ready to discuss the future of its nuclear arsenal when the two nations' leaders meet, US officials say. Preparations for the summit have included secret, direct...

Suspected US missiles hit Syrian air base

Suspected US missiles hit Syrian air base

-- 2018-04-09 11:01:09

Syrian state TV said there were casualties in what it said was a suspected US missile attack on a major air base in central Syria but the United States denied it had launched any air strikes against t...

Cops arrest 24 MPs for protesting near Modi's residence

Cops arrest 24 MPs for protesting near Modi's residence

-- 2018-04-08 22:02:43

Indian police on Sunday detained as many as 24 lawmakers from a regional party for holding a sit-in protest outside the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital, repo...

Cyber attack in Iran leaves US flag on screens

Cyber attack in Iran leaves US flag on screens

-- 2018-04-08 20:00:10

Hackers have attacked networks in a number of countries including data centres in Iran where they left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our election...

Man ‘kept son in cage for over 20 years’

Man ‘kept son in cage for over 20 years’

-- 2018-04-08 13:41:01

Japanese police have arrested a 73-year-old man suspected of keeping his son in a wooden cage for over 20 years. Yoshitane Yamasaki said he locked up his son, now 42, because he suffered mental probl...

Myanmar not ready for Rohingya return, UN official says

Myanmar not ready for Rohingya return, UN official says

-- 2018-04-08 12:40:07

Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the Southeast Asian country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating et...

70 die in Syria 'gas attack'

70 die in Syria 'gas attack'

-- 2018-04-08 09:31:40

Rescuers and medics say at least 70 people have died in Syria in a suspected gas attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Eastern Ghouta. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets on Saturday tw...

India to augment rail, water transport with Nepal

India to augment rail, water transport with Nepal

-- 2018-04-07 20:46:44

India on Saturday has agreed to construct a rail link to Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and to open up inland waterways. The agreement emerged at the end of talks in New Delhi between Indian Prime...

Two Koreas hold talks to  discuss Moon-Kim hotline

Two Koreas hold talks to discuss Moon-Kim hotline

-- 2018-04-07 20:33:27

SEOUL, Apr 07 (Xinhua): South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday held a working-level talks to discuss setting up a hotline between leaders of the two countries, Se...

Bees turn Afghan teenage girl into an entrepreneur

Bees turn Afghan teenage girl into an entrepreneur

-- 2018-04-07 16:30:43

In war-torn Afghanistan, honey is regarded as a traditional cure-all but for one schoolgirl, the sticky commodity has also created sweet opportunities to work and own a business in a country where few...

Truck rams into auto-rickshaws, killing eight in India

Truck rams into auto-rickshaws, killing eight in India

-- 2018-04-07 14:50:44

At least eight people have been killed and five others injured after a speeding truck rammed into two passenger auto-rickshaws in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Saturday, police said. The...

Airstrikes kill six militants in Afghanistan

Airstrikes kill six militants in Afghanistan

-- 2018-04-07 14:23:03

At least six militants of Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed in airstrikes, conducted by the US and NATO-led coalition forces, in two Afghan provinces, authorities said Saturday. In o...

Strong quake batters Papua New Guinea

Strong quake batters Papua New Guinea

-- 2018-04-07 13:08:41

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 rocked the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the European earthquake monitoring service reported. The very shallow quake was only two kms (1.2 m...

Unrest erupts on Gaza-Israel border

Unrest erupts on Gaza-Israel border

-- 2018-04-06 22:59:31

Three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces during fresh protests on Gaza's border with Israel, Palestinian health ministry officials say. The Israeli military said troops had opened fire w...

S Korea’s ex-leader gets hefty jail term

S Korea’s ex-leader gets hefty jail term

-- 2018-04-06 14:50:03

South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. The verdict was broadcast live and represents the culmin...

Vietnam jails six prominent activists

Vietnam jails six prominent activists

-- 2018-04-06 12:26:28

Six prominent Vietnamese activists have received heavy prison sentences on charges of "attempting to overthrow" the country's communist government. Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai was sentenced to 15 years, wh...

139 Pakistan entries on UN terror list

139 Pakistan entries on UN terror list

-- 2018-04-05 21:32:01

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has released an updated list of terrorist individuals and entities out of which 139 entries stem from Pakistan and include Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed's...

Saudi cinema to reopen on April 18 after decades

Saudi cinema to reopen on April 18 after decades

-- 2018-04-05 18:32:47

Saudi Arabia's first cinema in more than 35 years is set to reopen on 18 April, showing the action movie Black Panther. It is part of a deal done with the world's biggest cinema chain, AMC, to open u...

6.0 quake batters southern Philippines

6.0 quake batters southern Philippines

-- 2018-04-05 11:41:17

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines on Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. In a repor...

10 Indonesians die after consuming home-brewed liquor

10 Indonesians die after consuming home-brewed liquor

-- 2018-04-04 16:04:37

At least 10 people have died after consuming poisonous home-distilled drink moonshine in Indonesia’s capital and its outskirt cities, a senior police officer said Wednesday. Police chief in Eas...

Malaysian PM announces pay rise ahead of polls

Malaysian PM announces pay rise ahead of polls

-- 2018-04-04 12:53:27

Prime Minister Najib Razak promised on Wednesday 1.46 billion ringgit ($378.04 million) in salary hikes to Malaysia’s civil servants, a key vote bank for the ruling coalition in a looming genera...

Nepal PM starts India visit tomorrow

Nepal PM starts India visit tomorrow

-- 2018-04-04 12:44:09

  Prime Minister of Nepal K.P.Sharma Oli has expressed hope that his forthcoming visit to India will further strengthen age old, multidimensional friendship between India and Nepal, according to...

Fiji 'fighting for survival' amid climate change

Fiji 'fighting for survival' amid climate change

-- 2018-04-03 21:36:30

Fiji's prime minister has said the Pacific island nation is in "a fight for survival" as climate change brings "almost constant" deadly cyclones. Frank Bainimarama said Fiji had entered a "frightenin...

Malaysia intercepts boat carrying Rohingyas, tends them with water, food

Malaysia intercepts boat carrying Rohingyas, tends them with water, food

-- 2018-04-03 21:27:31

Malaysia has intercepted a boat carrying 56 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar off its northern island of Langkawi, authorities said on Tuesday, with rights groups expecting further perilous journeys by s...

Washington blasts Pakistan political party linked to alleged Mumbai attacks

Washington blasts Pakistan political party linked to alleged Mumbai attacks

-- 2018-04-03 21:01:34

A Pakistan political party linked to the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks blasted Washington on Tuesday for violating the country's "sovereignty and constitution", hours after the United State...

Indonesia declares state of emergency following oil spill

Indonesia declares state of emergency following oil spill

-- 2018-04-03 18:07:39

Indonesia has declared a state of emergency around a port on Borneo island, officials said on Tuesday, after a large oil spill and fire killed four people at the weekend. Disaster mitigation official...

China parents find lost daughter after 24-year search

China parents find lost daughter after 24-year search

-- 2018-04-03 17:58:13

A Chinese father has been reunited with his daughter after looking for her for 24 years. Wang Mingqing's tireless search included becoming a taxi driver in Chengdu city, in the hope he might one day...

IS claims killing four of Christian family in Pakistan

IS claims killing four of Christian family in Pakistan

-- 2018-04-03 14:46:33

The militant group Islamic State (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for killing four members of a Christian family in southwestern Pakistan. A statement issued by the group claimed that militants...

Myanmar car crash kills five

Myanmar car crash kills five

-- 2018-04-03 13:47:26

At least five people have been killed and 19 others wounded in a car crash in Gwa township, Myanmar's Rakhine state, the Home Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Gwa-Ngathaingc...