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Indian Opposition To Boycott Tax Launch
Indian opposition vowed Friday to boycott the launch of the government's new national tax, adding to the strain ahead...
Indian Minister Mocked For Urinating In Public
A government minister was mocked on social media for urinating in public despite the prime minister's flagship public...
Opium and Bananas Banned For Hong Kong Military Parade
Opium, umbrellas and fruit were all banned for reporters covering Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to a military...
Warburton ‘gutted’ If Lions Tours Axed
Rival captains Sam Warburton and Kieran Read have given strong backing to future British and Irish Lions tours...
US Travel Ban ‘truly Shameful’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the new US ban on travellers from six mainly Muslim...
Australia’s Cricket Pay Dispute Set To Miss Deadline
Cricket Australia and the country's players looked set to miss a deadline to resolve a pay dispute on Friday,...
‘Money’ On His Mind As Pacquiao Faces Former Teacher
Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao faces unheralded Australian challenger Jeff Horn in Sunday's world welterweight title...
Room Service? Xi Takes Over Hong Kong Luxury Hotels
China's President Xi Jinping will want for nothing during his three-day visit to Hong Kong after taking over two entire...
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...
Now Or Never For Lions Against All Blacks
The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday's all-or-nothing second Test against New Zealand knowing they must win the...
Japan Men Find True Love With Sex Dolls
When the spark went out of Masayuki Ozaki's marriage, he found an unusual outlet to plug the romantic void -- a...
Philippines’ Duterte Rides High After ‘rough’ First Year
Rodrigo Duterte ends his first year as Philippine president on Friday as a hugely popular leader, after taking...
Catholic Church Rallies Behind Pell After Sex Charges
Australia's Catholic leaders have spoken out in support of Cardinal George Pell describing the Vatican finance chief as...
S.Africa’s ‘White Zulu’ Johnny Clegg Bids Fans Goodbye
After nearly four decades of foot-stomping music that challenged South Africa's apartheid regime and promoted racial...
Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline
There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by...
Last Christians of Israeli-Controlled Golan Heights Endure
When about a hundred Arab Christians recently attended the small church at Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan...
Duterte’s Philippine Presidency By the Numbers
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marks his first year in power on Friday. Here are key numbers that help explain...
Lion Who Dreamed of Being An All Black Comes Home
Wellington may be far-flung for most British and Irish Lions but for huge prop Mako Vunipola, who grew up dreaming of...
Massive Military Parade For Xi As Hong Kong Activists Freed
Tanks, missile launchers and chanting troops greeted President Xi Jinping in a potent display of Chinese military might...