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Japan cybersecurity minister admits he has never used a computer

November 15th, 2018 Japan's recently appointed cybersecurity and Olympics minister has told parliament he has never used a computer in his life, though he is responsible for...

Asia

Rohingya Muslims refuse to return to Myanmar

November 15th, 2018 The head of Bangladesh's refugee commission has said plans to start the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Burma were scrapped after officials were...

Asia

Amnesty International strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of 'conscience' award

November 12th, 2018 Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights...

Asia

Suicide bomber kills six near police checkpoint in Afghan capital

November 12th, 2018 A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least six people near a police checkpoint, including policemen, officials...

World

In high-level talks, U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea

November 9th, 2018 The United States on Friday urged China to halt its militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from Beijing for sending U.S. warships and...

Asia

Underperforming Chinese workers made to drink urine, eat bugs

November 8th, 2018 Workers at a Chinese home renovation company who failed to complete their tasks had to drink urine, eat cockroaches or get whipped by a belt. Others had to...

Asia

Pakistani Christian woman freed after blasphemy death sentence reversed

November 8th, 2018 A Pakistani Christian woman has been freed from prison a week after the Supreme Court overturned her conviction and death sentence for blasphemy against Islam,...

Asia

West calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

November 6th, 2018 Western countries including Canada, France and Germany called on China on Tuesday to close down detention camps, which activists say hold 1 million Uighurs and...

Asia

Indonesia jet had damaged airspeed indicator on last four flights

November 6th, 2018 Indonesian accident investigators said an airspeed indicator of a Boeing Co 737 MAX plane that crashed last week was damaged for its last four flights, but...

World

Indonesia extends search for jet crash victims, second black box

November 4th, 2018 By Tabita Diela Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for victims and a black box from the wreckage of a Lion Air passenger jet...

World

Iranian marchers chant 'Death to America' on eve of US oil sanctions

November 4th, 2018 By Parisa Hafezi Iranians chanting "Death to America" rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979...

Americas

US carrier leads warships in biggest ever Japan defence war game

November 3rd, 2018 US fighter jets darted over the Western Pacific on Saturday as the nuclear powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier joined Japanese destroyers and a Canadian...

Asia

Black box from crashed Indonesian jet retrieved, diver says

November 1st, 2018 Indonesian divers have retrieved a black box from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the sea this week with 189 aboard and brought it back to a ship on the...

Asia

Islamists protest as Christian woman cleared of blasphemy

October 31st, 2018 Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday freed a Christian woman from a death sentence for blasphemy against Islam and overturned her conviction, sparking angry...

Asia

World's tallest statue to be unveiled in India (V)

October 31st, 2018 The world's tallest statue is being unveiled in the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 'Statue of Unity' is double the size of the...

Asia

Afghan army helicopter crashes, killing 25 on board-officials

October 31st, 2018 An Afghan army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 crew and passengers, provincial officials said. Naser Mehri, a...

World

Suicide blast kills six near prison in Afghan capital

October 31st, 2018 A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan's largest prison on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding three, officials said,...

Asia

Superyacht linked to Malaysia's 1MDB scandal goes up for auction

October 29th, 2018 A $250m luxury yacht linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at Malaysia's state fund 1MDB has gone up for auction, a government lawyer said on Monday, the...

Asia

Sri Lanka president faces pressure to end political crisis

October 29th, 2018 Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is under increasing pressure to uphold the island nation's constitution and reconvene parliament after his decision...

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