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Dubai Aims To Launch Hover-Taxi By July
Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim...
Some Uighurs Fighting and Dying In Syria
An exiled advocate for China's ethnic Uighur minority said Monday that some of the group were fighting and dying in...
Damascus Ready For Prisoner Swap With Rebels
Syria's regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by rebels, the official SANA news agency...
Sweden Defends Officials Wearing Headscarves In Iran
The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran, saying...
Myanmar To Execute Rohingya Man For Raid On Police Post
Myanmar authorities have sentenced a Rohingya man to death for leading raids on police border posts that sparked a...
Japan’s Kirin Selling Brazilian Unit To Heineken
Japanese brewer Kirin said Monday it would sell its Brazilian unit to Dutch beer giant Heineken for $706 million,...
Aoun Makes First Egypt Visit As Lebanese President
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday started his first visit to Cairo since his election in October and held talks...
Children Learn Patriotic Spirit At
In powder blue and gray military uniforms, red kerchiefs, and caps emblazoned with crimson stars, young Chinese...
Ghana Wins Back Mining Investors; $500m Pledged
MARK Bristow is unlikely to return to Obuasi, the Ghanaian gold mine he has twice stalked in the past 20 years before...
20 Killed As Clashes Erupt On Yemen’s Coast
Twenty rebels and government troops were killed overnight in clashes as warring parties pushed north along Yemen's...
Children Learn Patriotic Spirit At
In powder blue and gray military uniforms, red kerchiefs, and caps emblazoned with crimson stars, young Chinese...
Govt Starts Free SHS In September
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government will fund the cost of public senior high school (SHS) for all...
Muslim Indonesia’s Capital To Vote In Tolerance Test
Jakarta's Christian governor will fight to cling on to his job at polls this week despite standing trial for blasphemy,...
Twenty20 Blitz Puts Hong Kong On the Map
A burgeoning Twenty20 tournament and growing interest from abroad is turning Hong Kong into one of Asia's...
Japan’s Economy Expands 0.2% In Q4
Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company...
Few Good Options In Trump Arsenal To Counter Defiant North Korea
Despite his campaign vows to take a tougher line with North Korea, President Donald Trump's restrained public reaction...
Government Urged To Encourage Investment Into NTEs
Mr Albert Atuah Amponsah, the Managing Proprietor of Albe Farms, producers of pineapples and vegetables, has called on...
North Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test A Success
North Korea confirmed it had "successfully" tested a ballistic missile, the state-run news agency KCNA reported Monday....
Israel Endorses Bill To Mute Mosques
Israeli ministers on Sunday endorsed a contentious draft bill which Muslims say is meant to silence the traditional...