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Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan will execute an Indian man arrested in the southwestern province of Balochistan last year who officials claim...
Egypt Set For Emergency Rule After Church Attacks
Egypt prepared to impose a state of emergency Monday after jihadist bombings killed dozens at two churches in the...
Four Killed In Kashmir Firefight Near Border With Pakistan
The Indian army said Monday its soldiers killed four suspected rebels who attempted to cross into the...
Iran’s Rouhani Defends Economic Record Ahead of Election
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record in a press conference on Monday but stopped short of...
S. Korea Prepares Grim Search For Sewol Ferry Remains
Salvage workers are set to begin the grim and dangerous task of searching the wreck of South Korea's Sewol ferry, the...
Several Dead In Attack On Mogadishu Army Camp
A suicide bomber detonated his vest inside a military training camp in Mogadishu on Monday, a day after an attack on...
Main Southern Thai Insurgent Group Rejects Army Peace Plan
The most prominent insurgent group in Thailand's south rejected the military's peace plan in a rare statement on...
Beijing Offers Big Bucks For Foreign Spy Tip-Offs
Budding Chinese sleuths could start stalking foreigners as suspected spies in Beijing after authorities in the city on...
China Envoy Holds North Korea Nuclear Talks As US Mulls Options
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as the US sent a naval strike...
Hungry S.Sudanese ‘eat Leaves and Seeds To Survive’
South Sudanese villagers are eating leaves from trees and precious seed stocks as food runs out in areas where famine...
Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex
Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said...
Maldives Opposition In New Bid To Take Control of Parliament
Maldives opposition parties said on Monday they would launch a fresh bid to seize control of parliament by impeaching...
Indian Police Arrest Mastermind Behind US Tax Scam
Indian police have arrested the alleged mastermind of a multi-million dollar racket in which callers posing as US...
Malaysia Seizes Big Shipment of Rhino Horns At Airport
Enforcement officials in Malaysia have seized 18 rhinoceros horns imported from Mozambique, weighing 51.4 kg and worth...
China Nuclear Envoy In Talks On North Korea Threat
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as a US naval strike group...
Australia Wheat Board Chairman Punished Over Iraq ‘kickback’
The former chairman of an Australian wheat firm was fined Aus$50,000 (US$37,500) Monday and banned from managing a...
US Marine’s Conviction For Killing Transgender Filipina Upheld
The conviction of a US Marine for killing a transgender Filipina in a case that reignited long-simmering anti-American...
McDavid Hits 100 Points, Ducks Clinch NHL Pacific Title
Connor McDavid reached the 100-point mark and Jordan Eberle delivered a hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dumped the...
Indian Stars In Spat Over Davis Cup Selection
A simmering feud between tennis stalwarts Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi has boiled over after an ugly public spat...