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Nine dead, 35 missing as rain batters southwest China

The death toll has risen to nine after heavy downpours...

Arms purchase puts Taiwan at risk

The US State Department formally announced on Tuesday that the...

‘Talks are useless’ in dealing with US, Rouhani says

Iran’s president struck a muscular tone on dealings with the...

Growing disaster risks exceeding capacity to respond: ESCAP

The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the...

India arrests ex-finance minister in graft case

Police arrested former Indian finance minister P Chidambaram late on...

Banks in Hong Kong condemn violence

Some of Hong Kong’s biggest banks published full-page newspaper advertisements...

UN official for 'genuine dialogue' to avoid confrontation in Middle East

A United Nations official on Tuesday called for "restraint and...

HK should embrace role in nation’s economic destiny

The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China's highest academic institution in...

19 killed in fighting between troops, ethnic insurgents in Myanmar

More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from...

Death toll from Afghan wedding blast jumps to 80

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a...

Two dead in Kashmir gunbattle

Indian security forces killed a suspected militant in a gunbattle...

Rohingya crisis: NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar

Rohingyas, forced to flee to Bangladesh from their homeland in...

Pakistan to move world court over Kashmir issue

Pakistan says it would take its dispute with India over...

As an Indian, I am not proud: Amartya Sen

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday criticised the Narendra...

HK to establish mechanism to hold dialogue with protesters

The Hong Kong government will establish a communication and dialogue...

Zakir Naik apologises to Malaysians for racial remarks

Controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologised on Tuesday for...

'Three killed' in attack on Turkish convoy at Syria

A Syrian government air strike aiming to stop a Turkish...

Iran warns against US attempts to seize Iranian oil tanker

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday warned against any attempt by...

Afghanistan vows to eliminate Islamic State havens

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Monday vowed to eliminate all...

India can’t resolve Kashmir without economic ideas

New Delhi has been rewriting its policy on India-controlled Kashmir,...

China to build Shenzhen into socialist demonstration area

China Sunday released a guideline to build Shenzhen as a...

Heavy rain kills 30 in parts of north India

Heavy rain pummelled several parts of north India on Sunday,...

Iran oil tanker sets sail as Gibraltar rejects US request

Gibraltar has rejected a request by the US to again...