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Two dead in Pakistan as suicide bomber targets judges

February 15th, 2017869 A suicide bomber attacked a van carrying judges in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing the driver and a passerby, police said, the second...

Asia

Malaysia detains woman in connection with Kim Jong-nam death (Updated)

February 15th, 20171288 Malaysian police on Wednesday detained a woman holding Vietnam travel papers and said they were looking for a "few" other foreign suspects in connection with...

Health

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

February 15th, 20171442 As many as 79 people have died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be...

Asia

North Korean leader's half-brother murdered in Malaysia - source (Update)

February 14th, 20171686 The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been murdered in Malaysia, a South Korean government source said on Tuesday. Kim Jong Nam,...

Asia

UN, Trump denounce North Korea, but no sign of any action

February 14th, 20171388 The UN Security Council denounced North Korea's weekend missile launch, urging members to "redouble efforts" to enforce sanctions against the reclusive state,...

Asia

Tour bus crashes in Taiwan, at least 32 dead

February 13th, 20171210 At least 32 people were killed and more were taken to hospital after a tour bus crashed on a highway in Taiwan on Tuesday night. The bus was carrying 45...

Asia

New nuclear-capable missile test a 'success', North Korea says

February 13th, 20171180 By Ju-min Park North Korea said on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile a day earlier, claiming...

Asia

North Korea tests ballistic missile; U.S. to avoid escalation

February 12th, 20171256 North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea early on Sunday, the first such test since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected, and his administration...

World

Earthquake in southern Philippines kills four, damages infrastructure

February 11th, 20171386 Four people died and more than 100 were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines late Friday, damaging...

Asia

At least 20 dead in bomb blast outside Afghan supreme court

February 7th, 2017734 At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast outside the supreme court in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, government officials said,...

Asia

Afghan diplomat shot dead at consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

February 6th, 2017789 An Afghan diplomat was shot dead on Monday in the Afghan consulate in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi in what was described as a personal dispute,...

Asia

Dozens killed as heavy snow blankets parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan

February 5th, 20171077 Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan struggled to dig out from heavy snow on Sunday, with dozens of people reported killed and some major highways...

Asia

Trump pick for China ambassador sees 'win-win' boost to trade ties

February 3rd, 2017883 US President Donald Trump's pick for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said he would help increase trade in a "win-win" for both countries, Chinese state...

World

U.S. warns N.Korea of "overwhelming" response if nuclear arms used

February 3rd, 2017955 By Phil Stewart U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an "effective and overwhelming" response if Pyongyang chose...

Asia

Philippines police behave like 'criminal underworld' in drugs war -Amnesty

February 1st, 20171118 Police prosecuting the war on drugs in the Philippines have behaved like the criminal underworld they are supposed to be suppressing, taking payments for...

World

Protests expected after Pakistan detains alleged architect of Mumbai attack

January 31st, 20171424 By Mubasher Bukhari Pakistani police confined the accused architect of the 2008 Mumbai attacks to house arrest on Tuesday, manning barricades outside his...

Asia

Philippines puts anti-drug operation on hold to tackle rogue police

January 30th, 2017858 Philippine police have suspended controversial anti-narcotics operations until they can rid their ranks of "scalawags", their chief said on Monday, following...

World

Malaysia expands search for six missing from sunken Chinese tourist boat

January 30th, 20171006 Malaysia expanded a search on Monday for five Chinese tourists and a Malaysian missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Borneo, killing three Chinese...

Asia

Pakistan acquits 112 in case of torching Christian homes over blasphemy rumour

January 29th, 20171294 A Pakistani court acquitted 112 suspects in the 2013 torching of hundreds of Christian homes in the eastern city of Lahore over a rumour that one of the...

Asia

Chinese among Borneo shipwreck survivors, six people missing -Malaysia

January 29th, 2017996 Malaysian rescuers on Sunday found 23 Chinese tourists and two crewmembers alive after their boat sank in rough seas off the coast of Borneo a day earlier, but...

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