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'Defiant message' as North Korea's Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain

Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans "a great operation",...

Indonesia shuts some schools as haze again clouds the skies

Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday (Oct 15)...

Japanese rescuers continue search for typhoon survivors as toll reaches 74

Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock on Tuesday (Oct 15) in an increasingly desperate...

US House passes legislation taking hard line on China over Hong Kong, Huawei

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (Oct 15) passed four pieces of legislation taking...

Hong Kong leader's policy speech to focus on housing in bid to regain support

Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam will focus on land and housing initiatives in her...

India-born Professor Abhijit among 3 to get Nobel Economics Prize

A trio of American economists — India-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, French-American professor Esther...

Man burying daughter finds newborn alive in Indian grave

A man digging a grave in northern India found a newborn girl buried alive, police...

Pak isolated at anti-terror FATF meet, close to 'dark grey' list: report

Pakistan is on the verge of strong action by the international terror financing watchdog FATF...

Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan

At least nine terrorists from Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) were killed in Afghanistan...

Malaysia to study impact of India's planned trade action after Mahathir's Kashmir comments

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his government will monitor the trade situation with India,...

Hong Kong violence prompts debate but no division among protesters

Hong Kong's more hardline protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even...

Rakhine rebels abduct dozens after storming Myanmar bus

Suspected ethnic Rakhine rebels disguised as a sports team stormed a bus in rural Myanmar...

IS families escape Syria camp as Turkey battles Kurds

Hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, Kurdish...

Xi Jinping warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shattered bones'

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday (Oct 13) that any attempt to divide China...

Gas explosion kills 9, injures 10 in east China

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says nine people have been killed in a restaurant gas explosion...

India eases mobile phone shutdown in Kashmir

The Indian government said on Saturday (Oct 12) that most mobile phone connections in Kashmir...