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Moon to send envoy to N. Korea

outh Korea plans to send a special envoy to North Korea in response to an...

China ‘ready to build larger aircraft carriers’

China is ready to build larger aircraft carriers having mastered the technical ability to do...

New Zealand FM's 'strategic anxiety' about Pacific

SYDNEY: New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has raised concerns about "strategic anxiety" in the...

Cambodia PM's son assumes senior military post

PHNOM PENH: The eldest son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has assumed a position...

Robert Kuok in political spotlight after Malaysian politicians criticise 'sugar king'

JOHOR BAHRU/KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok has been thrust into the political spotlight after...

Markets in Asia decline as dollar steadies; Nikkei falls 307 points

Asian stocks declined on the first trading day of the month after finishing February with...

Rights group alleges China using big data for repression

Human Rights Watch says it has found new evidence that authorities in one of China’s...

'Case closed' in death of Bollywood star Sridevi: Dubai police

DUBAI: An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her...

Thai PM now says election to be held no later than Feb 2019

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday that a general election he had...

South Korea says it hopes for constructive talks between US, North Korea

South Korea said on Monday that it hopes for "constructive" talks between North Korea and...

3 Nobel laureates call Rohingya atrocities "genocide"

Three women Nobel Peace Prize winners called atrocities on Rohingyas a case of "clear genocide"...

North Korea takes gold for Olympic diplomacy: Analysts

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: While its athletes are returning home empty-handed from the Winter Olympics, analysts...

Dubai accuses Djibouti of illegally seizing key Africa port

The United States, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Japan and China all have military bases...

Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist

Pakistan's foreign ministry spokesman declined to confirm or deny the news at a regular news...

Nobel laureate trio arrive to see Rohingya situation

Three Nobel Laureates arrived in Dhaka for weeklong visit to Bangladesh on Saturday, and will...

Syrians in Ghouta ‘waiting to die’

Residents of Syria’s eastern Ghouta district said they were waiting their “turn to die” on...