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India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed
India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it...
Top Philippine Paper In Sale Talks After Duterte Threat
Top newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer said Monday its owners are in talks to sell the publication, months after...
China Cuts Off Wanda Funding After Overseas Buying Spree
China plans to squeeze high-flying billionaire Wang Jianlin's conglomerate Wanda by cutting off new loans and...
Thai Junta Grants King Full Control of Palace Wealth
A new law giving Thailand's king direct control over royal assets worth billions of dollars went into force Monday, the...
Pato Finds Mojo In China After Years of Decline
Alexandre Pato is rediscovering his love for football in China after a turbulent few years saw his career nosedive...
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High In 2017
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than 3,500 injured,...
US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist...
Renault Drives On To Record Sales In First Half
French automaker Renault said Monday it sold a record 1.9 million vehicles in the first six months on the back of...
Death Toll Climbs From India’s Monsoon Floods
The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India has risen to at least 76, officials said Monday, with eight...
Raza Ton Helps Zimbabwe Stretch Test Lead Over Sri Lanka On Day 4
Sikandar Raza hit his maiden Test century on Monday to stretch Zimbabwe's second-innings lead over Sri Lanka to 350...
‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on...
India Votes For Next President From Lowest Dalit Caste
Indian lawmakers voted Monday to pick the country's president, who is certain to come from the lowest Dalit caste, in...
‘Game of Thrones’ Begins Season Seven
"Game of Thrones" returned for its season seven premiere Sunday, ending a longer-than-usual wait for fans craving its...
US Firms Face Hiring Difficulties, Business Survey Says
A growing share of US employers are struggling to hire new workers and some have raised wages as a result, according to...
Chinese Censors Can’t Bear Winnie the Pooh
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a...
Japan’s Verdy Abandon Totti Chase
Japan's Tokyo Verdy have called off their bid to sign Italian superstar Francesco Totti after his wife turned her nose...
Wallabies To Wear Indigenous-Themed Jersey
The Wallabies will wear an indigenous-themed jersey for the first time when they face New Zealand later this year to...
Australia Military Powers Beefed Up For Terror Attacks
Australia's military will be given greater power to act during terror attacks, the prime minister said Monday,...
Thai ‘hermits’ Harness Web To Go Global
From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their...