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Sri Lanka Appeals For Help As Floods Cripple Water Supply
Sri Lanka appealed for volunteers Tuesday to help with a massive recovery operation in the wake of devastating flooding...
Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case
A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a...
Women Accused of Kim Jong-Nam Murder Appear In Court
An Indonesian and a Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader with a deadly...
Philippines Urges Islamist Militants To Surrender
Philippine authorities on Tuesday urged Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender for the sake...
N. Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Successful
North Korea on Tuesday boasted its test of a precision-guided missile was "successful", saying it had zeroed in within...
UK Journalist Faces Thai Jail For Carrying Protective Gear
A British journalist faces jail time after he was arrested at Thailand's main airport with a gas mask and plates for a...
China To Launch Cybersecurity Law Despite Concerns
China will implement a controversial cybersecurity law Thursday despite concerns from foreign firms worried about its...
‘Dinosaur’ Philippine Jeepneys Face Uncertain Future
Peter Dallos shouts above the rumble of his smoke-belching engine urging passengers to clamber quickly on to his...
Fear, Confusion As Philippine Muslim City Burns
Four hungry chickens clawed at rubbish in a deserted street that smelt of corpses as military helicopters skimmed the...
Trying To Help Egypt’s Street Kids
Barefoot and wearing shabby clothes, the two-year-old wanders through the dirty streets of Cairo alongside her mother,...
Australia To Strip Convicted Paedophiles of Passports
Convicted paedophiles will have their passports cancelled to prevent them travelling overseas to offend again under...
In Swedish Asylum Limbo, Young Afghans Turn To Heroin
Beer cans, newspapers drenched in vomit and aluminium foil litters the ground inside a parking garage where young...
Hundreds of Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Hits Bangladesh
Cyclone Mora hit Bangladesh Tuesday packing winds of up to 117 kilometres per hour (73mph) after authorities evacuated...
All Blacks Have ‘room For Improvement’ Says Hansen
The All Blacks have "plenty of room" for improvement and have not reached their potential, coach Steve Hansen said...
Indian PM Kicks Off Europe Tour In Powerhouse Germany
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for joint cabinet talks in Berlin Tuesday as...
Syria War Takes Role In Ramadan Television Dramas
The sound of the blast in Syria's capital Damascus brought worried residents running, but rather than carnage they...
Spectre of Terror Raids Overshadows C. African Town
They were attacked by "drugged, drunk and uncontrollable" armed men, and now the residents of a Central African town...
Brazil Football Great Roberto Carlos Eyes Australia
Brazilian football legend Roberto Carlos is keen to coach Australian side South Melbourne, who are pushing to join an...
Suicide Bomber Kills Eight At Baghdad Ice Cream Shop
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a popular Baghdad ice cream shop, killing at least eight...