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Daring Ambush Fails To Free Top Bangladeshi Militant
Suspected Islamist militants hurled bombs at a prison van in a daring attempt to free Bangladesh's most-wanted militant...
Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint...
Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul
Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...
Pressure Mounts On Uber and CEO After Missteps
After a series of embarrassing revelations, ridesharing giant Uber faces challenges in keeping growth on track, with...
‘Hormonal’ Women Need Protecting, Indian Minister Says
Female students need curfews to protect them from their own "hormonal outbursts", India's women's minister has said,...
Learning To Read and Write At India’s ‘school For Grannies’
They wear uniforms, carry satchels and eagerly recite the alphabet in class, but the students here are different --...
San Antonio Edge Houston Rockets In Thrilling NBA Battle
Kawhi Leonard won an epic duel with James Harden as the San Antonio Spurs downed the Houston Rockets 112-110 in a...
Philippines Slams US Drama For President’s Sexual Advance
Manila on Tuesday "strongly protested" an American television drama for showing a fictional Philippine president making...
South Africa Confirm First Test Gamble On Morkel
South Africa will gamble on the fitness of speedster Morne Morkel when the first Test against New Zealand begins in...
North Korea Bans Malaysians From Leaving In Kim Spat
North Korea on Tuesday banned Malaysians from leaving the country, dramatically escalating an already-heated diplomatic...
Full Steam Ahead For South Africa’s Clinic-On-Rails
South Africa's Phelophepa train draws a crowd wherever it goes. The sound of the lumbering 19-car clinic-on-rails...
North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global...
Iguodala, Curry Lead Warriors Past Hawks
Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala weighed in with 24 points each as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks...
Gone In 60 Seconds? Bogut Faces NBA Season KO After Leg Break
Andrew Bogut's season with the Cleveland Cavaliers may have lasted less than a minute after the Australian suffered a...
Pyongyang Bans Malaysians From Leaving North Korea
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding...
US Deploys Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System To S. Korea
The US military has begun deploying an anti-ballistic missile defense system to South Korea, following a string of...
900m In Asia Had To Pay Bribes In Last Year
More than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a public service in the past...
Facebook Case Brought By Syrian Refugee In Germany Heads To Verdict
A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with...
Lee and Lin Face Emotional Farewells
Lee Chong Wei appears to have won his race against time to make an against-the-odds bid for another title in the last...