Asia
Bangladeshi Twins Born Joined At Skull To Undergo Surgery
Bangladeshi twins born conjoined at the skull will undergo a difficult and potentially dangerous operation to separate...
China Warns Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit
Beijing issued a warning to Botswana Wednesday over its plans to host the Dalai Lama next month, asking the African...
Standoff At Jerusalem Holy Site After Metal Detectors Removed
A tense standoff was underway between Israel and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site Wednesday despite the...
80% of Yemen Children In Need of Immediate Aid
A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the...
Indian Super League Teams Eligible For AFC Cup
Asia's football governing body has dealt a major boost to the Indian Super League by ruling that its franchise-based...
White House Hails Israel For Removing Holy Site Metal Detectors
The White House welcomed Israel's decision to remove metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on...
Myanmar’s Rohingya Abandoned After Rapes
Rohingya Muslim Ayamar Bagon has lived on handouts since her husband left her after she told him she was gang-raped by...
Trump Says Won’t Let Assad Get Away With ‘horrible’ Crimes
US President Donald Trump accused Syria's leader Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday of committing "horrible" crimes against...
Journalists, NGO Slam Saudi ‘threats’ To Close Al-Jazeera
Journalists and human rights activists on Tuesday denounced "threats" by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatari...
Sri Lanka Finalises $1.12 Bn Port Deal With China
Sri Lanka's government Tuesday approved the sale to China of a majority stake in a loss-making but strategically-sited...
Chelsea Star Kenedy Sent Home Over China Slurs — Reports
Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea's pre-season tour of Asia as punishment for his offensive social media posts...
Vietnam Activist Jailed For ‘anti-State’ Charge
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for nine years on Tuesday for "anti-state activity", her lawyer said, the second such...
China Urges US To Stop ‘unfriendly’ Recon Flights
China on Tuesday called on the United States to stop "unfriendly" and "dangerous" military flights after two Chinese...
‘We Don’t Care’ About US Travel Ban
Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea will have no effect on the country's tourism industry and...
China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference
Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...
Thai Polices Make $30m Drug Haul Linked To Laos Suspect
Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine...
Violence Against Afghan Journalists Soars
At least 10 journalists were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2017, a 35 percent surge from last year, a...
Israel Removes Metal Detectors From Jerusalem Holy Site
Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site before dawn on Tuesday and said they would...
Justin Bieber Cancels Remaining Purpose World Tour Dates
Justin Bieber has cancelled the rest of his Purpose World Tour because of “unforeseen circumstances”, his publicist...