Bangladesh Child Marriage Law Sparks Criticism
Rights groups on Tuesday criticised a controversial new child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young as 14 ...
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Shelling Blocks UN Aid Chief Visit To Yemen’s Taez
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Yemen's third city Taez when shelling and a rebel ...
Thai Army, Rebel Negotiators Agree ‘safety Zone’ For Unrest-Hit South
Thai army and Muslim rebel peace negotiators agreed Tuesday to create a "safety zone" in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, a small ...
Digital TV Regime Gold Mine For Content Developers – Adom-Otchere
Broadcast Journalist, Paul Adom-Otchere, says the shift from analogue to digital television, presents a huge opportunity for content developers to ...
North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension
A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit since ...
Egypt Lawmaker Says His Expulsion Is Warning To Opposition
An Egyptian lawmaker who was one of the few dissenting voices in parliament said Tuesday his expulsion over accusations of ...
Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation
Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a controversial move ...
Pro-Islamic State Militants Re-Emerge As Philippine Nightmare
With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless southern Philippines islands who beheaded ...
Vietnam’s ‘bikini Airline’ Vietjet Takes Off In Public Listing
Vietnam's low-cost carrier Vietjet - known for its occasional bikini PR stunts - has soared the maximum 20% in its ...
To Secure Mosul, Iraq Army Makes Desert Push With US Help
Much of the fighting for west Mosul will be at close quarters, but Iraq's battle against the Islamic State group ...
At Least 160 Killed In Clashes On Myanmar-China Border
At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in ...
Samsung Group Chief To Be Charged With Bribery, Embezzlement Amid Scandal
South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee and four other ...
UFC Signs Top China MMA Fighter To Boost Asia Return
The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, on Tuesday annnounced it had signed one of China's ...
South Korea Prosecutors To Charge Samsung Group Chief and Four Other Executives
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul South Korea's special ...
China Holds Mass Police Rally In Xinjiang As Hundreds Sent To Anti-Terror ‘frontline’
More than 10,000 armed police in China's western Xinjiang region staged a mass rally in the capital Urumqi, state media ...
S. Korea’s Lotte Signs Land Deal For US Missile System
South Korean retail giant Lotte on Tuesday signed a deal to provide a golf course to host a controversial US ...
IMF Says Sanctions On Iran Dampening Economic Sentiment
Uncertainty surrounding the sanctions on Iran and its relations with the United States pose a risk to the oil-producing nation's ...
US, Russia Set To Clash Over Syria Sanctions
Russia and the United States were headed for a clash at the UN Security Council on Monday as Moscow prepared ...
Philippine Jihadists Behead German Hostage In Video
Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was abducted ...
Yemen Faces ‘serious Risk of Famine’
UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned Monday in Yemen that the war-torn and impoverished country faces "serious risk of ...