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Taliban strike Afghan army bases, throwing peace talks into doubt

The Taliban completed greater than a dozen attacks on Afghan army bases, officials said Tuesday...

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts, triggers aviation alert

Mount Merapi erupted in early stages Tuesday (Mar 3), spewing ash plumes as high as...

COVID-19 spreading fast outside China, airports to increase screenings

The novel coronavirus, also referred to as COVID-19, seems to now be spreading much more...

South Korea reports 600 new COVID-19 infections, 3 more deaths

South Korea reported 600 new COVID-19 infections in the united states, bringing the full total...

China reports 125 new COVID-19 cases, lowest number in six weeks

China reported 125 new virus cases on Tuesday (Mar 3), marking the lowest number of...

China urges overseas Chinese to remain home as imported COVID-19 cases rise

Chinese authorities on Tuesday (Mar 3) asked overseas Chinese to reconsider or minimise their travel...

Murder probe sought for South Korea sect at centre of COVID-19 outbreak

The government of Seoul asked for a murder investigation into leaders of a Christian sect...

No sacking of members who supported Azmin Ali: Anwar

Several Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leaders who were earlier seen supporting former PKR deputy president...

Malaysia's new government should give attention to political stability, economic development, say ruling coalition leaders

The focus of Mr Muhyiddin Yassin's new administration should be to ensure political stability and...

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South's military

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday (Mar 2), the South's military said, weeks...

Hubei, epicentre of China's COVID-19 outbreak, reports sharp drop in new cases

China's central Hubei province, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus outbreak, reported significantly less than...

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters go back to streets

Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Saturday (Feb 29) to disperse hundreds of black-clad...

Sri Lanka heads for snap parliamentary election as Rajapaksa tightens grip: Report

Sri Lanka's new president is defined to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative...

US signs historic deal with Taliban to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

AMERICA signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday (Feb 29) that could pave...

13 missing off Japan after cargo ship, fishing boat collide

Greater than a dozen crew members of a cargo ship are missing after it collided...

New Malaysia PM sworn in amid crisis, Mahathir fights on

A former interior minister was sworn in as Malaysia's premier Sunday, marking the return of...