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Qatar Rivals Look To Next Move In Cairo Talks
Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic...
Singapore Repatriates ‘radicalised’ Indonesian Maids
Singapore has repatriated two Indonesian maids it said were radicalised online, one of whom wanted to travel to Syria...
US Woman Arrested Over Disposal of Bullets At Tokyo Airport
A woman from the United States was arrested Wednesday for allegedly tossing 100 live bullets into the garbage at an...
Bangladesh Says Faulty Boiler Caused Deadly Factory Blast
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said...
Emirates Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban
Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...
Hundreds of Civilians Killed In C. Africa War Crimes
Armed groups in the Central African Republic have killed hundreds of civilians in an unfettered spree of bloodletting,...
Indian Troop Withdrawal ‘precondition’ For Peace
China's ambassador has said the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory is a "precondition" for peace, in...
US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul
The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...
Malaysia Hit By First Rabies Deaths In Almost 20 Years
Two Malaysian children have died after contracting rabies, the country's first such deaths in almost two decades, as...
China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea
The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal...
Rohingya Man Killed In Myanmar Buddhist Mob Attack
A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine...
Israeli President Eases Parole Conditions For Ex-PM Olmert
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has eased parole restrictions on ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert, released from prison on...
Pacquiao Wants Review of ‘unfair’ Horn Loss
Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday urged the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to review the "unfair...
‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants
Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...
Troubled China Tech Giant LeEco Confirms Assets Frozen
Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company...
Indonesia To Lead SE Asian 2034 World Cup Football Bid
Indonesia is set to lead a consortium of South East Asian countries in an ambitious bid to host the 2034 FIFA World...
China Invites Foreign Cancer Experts To Treat Liu Xiaobo
The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other...
Philippine Militants Behead 2 Vietnamese Hostages
Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the...
George Keeps ‘clear Head’ As Lions History Beckons
Hooker Jamie George says the British and Irish Lions cannot let the occasion overwhelm them as they chase a historic...