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Four Killed In Kashmir Firefight Near Border With Pakistan
The Indian army said Monday its soldiers killed four suspected rebels who attempted to cross into the...
Main Southern Thai Insurgent Group Rejects Army Peace Plan
The most prominent insurgent group in Thailand's south rejected the military's peace plan in a rare statement on...
Indonesian Men Face Caning For Gay Sex
Indonesia's Aceh looks set to cane two men who admitted having sex in contravention of Islamic laws, an official said...
Maldives Opposition In New Bid To Take Control of Parliament
Maldives opposition parties said on Monday they would launch a fresh bid to seize control of parliament by impeaching...
Malaysia Seizes Big Shipment of Rhino Horns At Airport
Enforcement officials in Malaysia have seized 18 rhinoceros horns imported from Mozambique, weighing 51.4 kg and worth...
‘Don’t Blame Us’, New Zealand Rugby Boss Tells Australia
New Zealand is not to blame for the problems that are forcing Australia to axe one of its five Super Rugby teams, New...
US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any...
Police Kill Civilians In Kashmir By-Election Clashes
At least eight civilians were killed on Sunday when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on...
Israeli Ex-MP Gets Jail For Smuggling Phones To Inmates
An Israeli court Sunday sentenced an Arab Israeli former MP to two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to smuggling...
China Binges On African Oil Like Never Before After OPEC Cuts
China is set to import record amounts of crude oil from West Africa this month as OPEC’s supply cuts pave the way for...
Toll In Clashes At Lebanon Palestinian Camp Rises To 5
The toll in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon rose to five on Sunday, medics said, as local...
Iran’s Rouhani Reaffirms Support For Assad In Call
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Bashar al-Assad to reaffirm his support for the Syrian leader in the wake of a...
Netanyahu Says Israel Committed To Treating Syrian War Wounded
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel remained committed to treating war wounded from Syria and...
UN Pushes Myanmar To Release Detained Rohingya Children
The UN children's agency UNICEF has called on Myanmar's government to release Rohingya children detained as part of a...
Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Policemen In Northern Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed nine policemen and wounded four others outside their checkpoint in northern Afghanistan,...
US Special Forces Soldier Killed
The group known as Islamic State is believed to be in a strong position in Nangarhar province An American special...
India Agrees $4.5 Billion Deal With Bangladesh In New Delhi Meeting
India and Bangladesh signed a slew of agreements on Saturday, including a $4.5 billion concessionary line of credit...
Clashes In Lebanon Palestinian Camp Kill Two
Palestinian factions battled an extremist group in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Saturday in a second day of...
India Woos Bangladesh With $500 Mn Defence Loan, Credit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered $4.5 billion in concessional loans to Bangladesh, underlining...