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Iran Reformists Take Power Across Major Cities
Iran's coalition of reformists and moderates has swept to power in major cities across the country, results showed...
Saudi, UAE Pledge $100 Mln To Ivanka Trump Womens’ Fund
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $100 million to a women's business fund supported by Ivanka...
China, Russia Launch Long-Haul Challenge To Boeing, Airbus
China and Russia on Monday launched an ambitious project to jointly develop a long-haul jet to challenge Boeing and...
China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row
China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...
Indonesian Police Make Mass Arrests Over ‘gay Sex Party’
Indonesian police have detained 141 men who were allegedly taking part in a gay sex party at a sauna, an official said...
Pakistan Opposition Party To Sue Govt For Detaining Supporters
A Pakistani opposition party led by former cricketer Imran Khan will take legal action against the government for...
Sri Lanka Switches Foreign, Finance Ministers In Shake Up
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced his first cabinet reshuffle Monday, switching his finance and...
Drake Breaks Record At Billboard Music Awards
Drake proved his dominance of the music industry once again by winning a record 13 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday...
Jakarta’s Christian Governor Appeals Blasphemy Conviction
Jakarta's jailed Christian governor Monday appealed his conviction for blaspheming Islam, his legal team said, as the...
Outcry At Philippine Ban On Religious ‘distractions’
Philippine authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons off car dashboards because of safety concerns,...
Bangkok Military Hospital Bomb Attack Wounds 20
A small bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital on Monday wounding more than 20 people, police said, three years to the...
Indonesian Police Arrest 141 Men Over ‘gay Sauna Party’
Indonesian police have arrested dozens of men accused of holding a 'gay sex party' at a gym and sauna in the capital...
Johnson Key To Mumbai Cricket Success, Says Sharma
Veteran paceman Mitchell Johnson, who took key wickets in Mumbai Indians' IPL final triumph over Rising Pune...
Israel In Rare Overture To Palestinians ‘at Trump Request’
Israeli ministers have approved measures aimed at improving the Palestinian economy and facilitating crossings, rare...
‘False’ Stories Cost Hollywood’s Rebel Wilson Roles
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson on Monday accused an Australian publisher of portraying her as a serial liar in a series of...
Cats Counter Stress At Tokyo Firm
Workaholic Japan is known for long office hours and stressed out employees, but one company claims to have a cure:...
Five Things We Learned From IPL-10
Five things we learned from the 10th Indian Premier Premier league after Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant in...
Child’s Play As Kids To Choose Tokyo 2020 Mascots
Despite several high-profile gaffes in their 2020 Olympic preparations, Tokyo 2020 organisers reckon choosing the Games...
Swiss Chemical Maker Clariant To Merge With US Huntsman
Swiss group Clariant on Monday said it planned to merge with US counterpart Huntsman to create a trans-Atlantic...