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Fewer Singapore tourists heading to Hong Kong after protests spark safety concerns

After returning from a holiday in Europe in June, polytechnic lecturer Patricia Tay wanted a...

Li Peng, Chinese premier during Tiananmen crackdown, dies

Li Peng, a former hard-line Chinese premier best known for announcing martial law during the...

Didn't tell the truth; 40 terror groups were operating in Pakistan: Imran Khan

Successive governments in Pakistan did not tell the truth to the United States, in particular...

Trial to open for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte

High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa's libel trial opens Tuesday (Jul 23) in a case that...

Imran welcomes Trump's offer of mediation, says won't be resolved bilaterally

Buoyed by US President Donald Trump's offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran...

Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Southeast Asia: Study

Strains of malaria resistant to two key anti-malarial medicines are becoming more dominant in Vietnam,...

South Korea says it fired warning shot at Russian military aircraft that violated airspace

The South Korean military fired two warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered...

Pakistan legal team in Hague for Kulbushan Jadhav verdict

Pakistan legal team on Tuesday reached The Hague in the Netherlands, a day before International...

Death toll in S. Asia floods exceeds 100

Floods have forced more than 4 million people from their homes across India, Nepal and...

S. Korean leader says Tokyo’s trade curbs will hurt Japan more

In his strongest comments yet on a growing trade dispute, South Korea’s president urged Japan...

Pro-Khalistani leaders continue to hold key positions in PSGPC

Despite India's protest, some pro-Khalistanis still hold key positions in the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak...

Smuggling through border cannot be fully stopped, says Border Guards Bangladesh

Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday said that smuggling through border cannot be fully stopped...

Hong Kong leader says protesters in latest clashes can be called ‘rioters’

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters who clashed with police on the...

Thai farmers mark sowing season

Farmers in eastern Thailand on Saturday celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing...

Nepal to hike foreign tourist visa fee from July 17

Nepal will raise visa fees for foreign tourists from July 17, authorities have said.Citing the...

Agony of Yazidi women torn between IS kids, or return home

Freed after years in jihadist captivity, Jihan faced an agonising ultimatum: abandon her three small...