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PUBG is 'haram': Indonesian Muslim group slaps fatwa on game

A hugely popular but brutal online game was slapped with a fatwa Wednesday by an...

Close cooperation between Pak, China factor of peace, stability in region: Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that close cooperation between Pakistan and China was...

Japan: 6.4 magnitude earthquake causes minor tsunami, 16 hurt

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with...

In China's Chongqing, high-rises buck property slowdown

In many Chinese cities, government restrictions have cooled formerly feverish property markets, but in the...

Xi to visit North Korea as U.S. diplomacy stalls

Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea this week, state...

CPEC will be a boon to Pakistan suggests former diplomat

Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related projects will turn the disputed territory of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)...

Pakistan women sold in marriage, then prostitution

At first, in her desperate calls home to her mother in Pakistan, Natasha Masih couldn’t...

'Will breach uranium stockpile limits within 10 days,' says Iran

Iran announced on Monday it would breach uranium enrichment limits in 10 days in a...

Miracle of 'Wild Boars' rescue transforms Thai cave into tourist draw

Tourists snap selfies by a bronze statue of the diver who died trying to save...

Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea this week: CCTV

Xi Jinping will visit North Korea this week, state media said on Monday (Jun 17),...

Yemen’s Houthis hit Saudi airports with drone strikes

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched fresh drone attacks targeting Jizan and Abha airports in southern Saudi...

Syria: Aleppo mortar shelling claims 12 lives

At least 1sy2 people were killed after terror groups attacked a village in the Syrian...

Protests still underway despite suspension of controversial bill in Hong Kong

Thousands of protestors took to streets on Sunday demanding the permanent scrapping of the controversial...

China state media criticise foreign 'hypocrisy' over Hong Kong after climbdown

Foreign "meddling" in the affairs of Hong Kong is hypocritical and "ill-intentioned", and Beijing will...

H.K. unrest alarms Taiwan

Images of riot police battling protesters in Hong Kong last week have reverberated in nearby...

Putin celebrates close friend China prez Xi’s 66th birthday, gifts ice cream

Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin,...