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Myanmar Farmers Stage Week-Long Protest Over Land Grabs
Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding the government...
China’s Central Bank Mulls Further Yuan Reforms
China appears to be considering further reforms to its foreign exchange market such as reduced state meddling and freer...
Japan Baby Panda Healthy After 30 Days
A baby panda in Japan has survived its crucial first 30 days, zoo officials said Wednesday, as fresh video showed the...
Trio of New Coaches For India Raises Eyebrows
A surprise decision by India's cricket board to appoint two high-profile stars to assist new coach Ravi Shastri has...
Family of China’s Ailing Nobel Laureate Declines Artificial…
The family of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo declined to let doctors put him on artificial...
Curfew Imposed After Three Rebels Killed In Indian Kashmir
Authorities imposed a curfew Wednesday in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after three rebels were killed in a...
Indonesia President Inks Decree To Ban Radical Groups
Indonesia has issued a decree allowing it to ban groups that oppose its official state ideology, in a move seen to...
China Ships Troops To Its First Overseas Base In Africa
China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's...
Topless Protesters Disrupt Woody Allen Concert In Germany
Topless activists interrupted a concert by Woody Allen in Germany, calling for an end to the "culture of silence"...
Japan ‘Black Widow’ Confesses To Killing Husband No. 4
A one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow" over the untimely deaths of lovers and a husband, admitted poisoning...
Nigerian VP Back In Abuja After Buhari Meeting
Nigeria's vice-president has returned from a whistlestop trip to meet ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London and...
Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm...
Tamim Iqbal Denies Hate Crime Behind Sudden Essex Exit
Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal rejected rumours Wednesday that he quit English county cricket club Essex because of a hate...
Singapore Banker Handed New Convictions In 1MDB-Linked Case
A Singapore court Wednesday convicted a jailed banker of additional offences in a case linked to the international...
George the Wombat Turns One, Warms Hearts Again
An orphan baby wombat who warmed the hearts of the world in a viral Facebook video viewed 40 million times has turned...
‘Cult’ Killers Smashing Families’ Heads With Rocks
People cover their noses at the stench of death in the Crystal Church of God in Owode Onirin, just outside Lagos, where...
Australia Looks To Reap Benefits of European Football Tourists
Arsenal play a double-header of friendly matches in Sydney this week and the arrival of the English Premier League...
‘Earhart’ Photo Taken Years Before Disappearance
A photograph supposedly showing Amelia Earhart alive in the Marshall Islands in 1937 that caused a stir earlier this...
Japan Abe Sees Devastation In Flood-Hit Area
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday visited southern regions devastated by torrential rains and flooding...