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Hatchlings Raise Hope For Cambodia’s Endangered ‘Royal Turtle’
The birth of nine Cambodian royal turtle hatchlings has sparked hope for the future of a species on the brink of...
Syria Kurds Say US Decision To Arm Them Will Hasten IS Defeat
Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the "historic" US decision to provide...
India’s Manohar To Remain ICC Chairman Till 2018
India's Shashank Manohar will stay on as chairman of the International Cricket Council until the end of his elected...
NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...
Yemen Strongman Saleh Open To Negotiations With Saudi
Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is open to negotiations with rival Saudi Arabia, two years into a deadly war...
Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump
King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...
Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue
Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian...
Myanmar Police Fire Shots To Break Up Nationalist, Muslim Scuffles
Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar's...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia law in a strict...
Bieber Fever Grips India Ahead of First Concert
Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in...
Public Asked To Name Rare Albino Orangutan
The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with...
Iranians Will Vote For Progress Despite Trump
Iranians will vote to keep opening up to the world despite the "climate of tension" created by US President Donald...
Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex
Prosecutors in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday recommended 80 strokes of the cane for two men accused of having sex in...
Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’
Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...
Thai Army Hunts Four Over Supermarket Car Bomb
Thailand's military said Wednesday it was hunting four suspects over a large car bomb which wounded more than 60 people...
Devotees Mark Buddha’s Birthday In Malaysia
Thousands of devotees gathered in Malaysian temples Wednesday to celebrate Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment -- a...
Indonesia Faces Calls To Repeal Blasphemy Laws
Indonesia is facing renewed calls to repeal its controversial blasphemy law after the jailing of Jakarta's Christian...
Chinese MMA Champion Would Bring Mass Support, Says Li
The crowning of a Chinese mixed martial arts champion could usher in mass support for cage-fighting in the world's most...
Sydney Opera House To Get Largest-Ever Upgrade
Australia's world-renowed Opera House is to undergo its first major renovation since being opened in 1973 to help...