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7 dead, 5 in coma after taking drugs at music festival in Vietnam's Hanoi

The victims, who were all Vietnamese, 'all tested positive for drugs,' deputy director of Hanoi...

Myanmar youth, journalists demonstrate against jailing of Reuters reporters

YANGON: At least 100 Myanmar youth activists and journalists called for the release of two...

Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea: Media

Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper...

Commentary: In India, women confined to homes, in cities designed for men

The inequality between men and women in India is stark, and nowhere more so than...

Iraq elects Iran-backed Sunni as parliament speaker

Amid escalating political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers elected an Iran-backed Sunni Arab as speaker of parliament...

Typhoon pounds south China after killing 64 in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday, killing two people after lashing the Philippines...

China tells Taiwan to stop all mainland spying, sabotage activities

China on Sunday (Sept 16) accused Taiwan's spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal...

South Korea President Moon Jae-in seeks to break nuclear deadlock at upcoming Pyongyang summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in travels to Pyongyang this week for his third summit with...

I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist teachers since 1990s: Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama said on Saturday (Sep 15) that he has known about sexual abuse...

Indian rupee crisis: 'Worst is not yet over'

The Indian rupee, which has fallen by more than 12 percent this year against the...

The truth behind 'sustainably fished' and 'organic' labels

It is in demand every Chinese New Year and is believed to bring good luck....

Anwar Ibrahim says no rush to be next Malaysian prime minister

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim reiterated that there is no rush for him to be prime minister...

9 killed, 46 injured as man rams SUV into crowd in China

Nine people were killed and 46 injured when a man drove his SUV into a...

Israel announces end to Syria humanitarian aid

The Israeli Army on Thursday announced it was ending an operation it says was aimed...

U.N.: 38,500 flee Syria’s Idlib

Violence in northwest Syria has displaced more than 38,500 people in less than two weeks...

China to add more than 11,000km of new high-speed lines by 2025

China’s “four vertical, four horizontal” high-speed railway grid has been taking shape at full speed,...