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Japan's nuclear clean-up has no end in sight

For one minute this week, workers at the Fukushima nuclear...

Myanmar court extends detention of five journalists

A court in Myanmar extended custody on Friday for five...

Coal mine blast leaves six dead in Pakistan

Six miners have been killed in a blast at a...

Libyan women euphoric over appointment of first female foreign minister

Libya’s first woman foreign minister, Najla el-Mangoush, will be sworn...

Pakistan blocks TikTok over indecency complaint

Pakistan has on Thursday blocked the popular social media app...

Myanmar death toll hits 70, says UN rights expert seeking sanctions

The United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar said on...

China moves to overhaul Hong Kong politics

China’s parliament approved on Thursday a draft decision to change...

Myanmar junta accuses Suu Kyi of accepting bribes as eight killed in anti-coup protests  

Myanmar's military government accused deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi...

Myanmar military using 'battlefield weapons' against protesters, says Amnesty

Amnesty International accused Myanmar's military government on Thursday of increasingly...

Seven die as security forces fire at anti-junta protests in Myanmar

Seven people were killed when security forces opened fire on...

Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan...

27 dead after school bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

A bus carrying school children and some parents returning from...

Youth still paying high price for decade of war in Syrian

Young Syrians have suffered heavy personal losses in a decade...

Myanmar’s military junta removes Rakhine rebels from terrorist list

Myanmar’s military junta has removed Arakan Army (AA) insurgents from...

Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit UAE Thursday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United Arab...

Big Indian state scales down vaccinations due to shortage of doses

Rajasthan, a big northwestern Indian state, said on Tuesday it...

Saudi rights activist hopes for sentence change as she heads to appeals hearing

Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month...

Malaysian court overturns ban on use of 'Allah' by non-Muslim publications

A Malaysian court on Wednesday overturned a decades-old government policy...

COVID-19 inoculation will not break Ramadan fasting, Dubai grand mufti says

Dubai’s Grand Mufti Shaikh Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Al Haddad...

Lobbyist to be paid $2.0m by Myanmar junta to defend coup

An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar's junta will be paid...

Irked Thai premier sprays reporters with hand sanitiser

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused...

China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article

China summoned Britain’s ambassador in Beijing on Tuesday to lodge...

China, Russia stop UN Security Council move to condemn Myanmar coup

The UN Security Council failed to agree on Tuesday on...