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7.5 quake prompts tsunami warning off New Caledonia

A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami threat to nearby islands. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck about 168 kilometres (104 miles)...

Three arrested over India policeman killing

Three men have been held over the killing of an...

Boat carrying 20 Rohingyas lands in Indonesia: Officials

Indonesian authorities said a boat carrying 20 men believed to...

Human rights law group calls for tribunal on crimes against Rohingyas

A human rights law group contracted by the US State...

Sri Lanka court prevents Rajapaksa from acting as PM

A Sri Lankan court has issued an order preventing Mahinda...

Chinese cops detain two after pollution inspector’s death

Chinese police have detained two people in eastern China’s Zhejiang...

Israeli police get enough evidence for bribery charge against Netanyahu

Israeli police have found enough evidence for bribery and fraud...

China residential building fire kills eight

Eight people were killed and three more injured in a...

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Saturday,...

Manhunt for 87 jailbreakers underway in Indonesia

Indonesian soldiers and police joined a manhunt on Friday for...

US airstrike kills 23 in Afghanistan, mostly women and children

At least twenty-three civilians, including at least 10 children and...

Saudi crown prince meets India's Modi

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Indian Prime Minister...

Philippines jails three cops for drugs war murder

A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced three police officers to...

India not to attend upcoming SAARC summit in Pakistan

India will not attend the upcoming SAARC summit to be...

Saudi crown prince arrives in Argentina for G20 summit

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman landed in Buenos...

Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team...

5.9 magnitude quake jolts Japan

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck off...

Blast near chemical plant in China kills 22

A blast near a chemical plant in Zhangjiakou city in...

Coalition airstrike kills seven Taliban militants in Afghanistan

At least seven Taliban militants were killed and a Taliban...

Myanmar seizes boat carrying 93 Rohingyas to Malaysia

Myanmar authorities seized a boat carrying 93 Rohingyas while they...

Scholars condemn China for mass detention of ethnic Uighurs

Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention...

Maldives' top court cancels jail sentence of former president Nasheed

The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday cancelled 13-year jail sentence...

Khashoggi murder: Turkish police inspecting villa

Turkish police are carrying out inspections at a villa in...

22 Afghan cops die in Taliban ambush, say officials

At least 22 police were killed in a Taliban ambush...

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