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Government Defends Mass Arrests
Belarus has defended the mass arrests on Saturday during protests against a tax on those seen as under-employed....
Israel Arrests Turkish Aid Agency Official For ‘aiding Hamas’
Israeli authorities said Tuesday they have arrested a Palestinian employee in Gaza of Turkey's international aid agency...
Indonesia Vows Action After UK Cruise Ship Ruins Coral Reef
Indonesia on Wednesday vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship smashed into pristine coral reefs and...
Chinese Ships Allowed To Survey Philippine Territory
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he had agreed to allow Chinese surveillance ships into Filipino...
China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town
Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting...
China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment
China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD...
N. Korea Hits Out At US Over Potential Terror Listing
North Korea warned Saturday that the US will "pay dearly" if it relists Pyongyang as a state sponsor of terrorism...
South Korean Firm Lotte, Seoul Face China Backlash In Missile Row
South Korea's Lotte Group faces an escalating backlash in China after providing land for a US missile-defence system,...
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...
S. Korea’s Lotte ‘agrees Land Swap’ For US Missile System
South Korean retail giant Lotte agreed Monday to provide land to host a controversial US missile defence system loathed...
China Says US Must Work Together On Solution To N. Korea
China called on the US to shoulder more responsibility in tackling North Korea's rogue nuclear programme Friday,...
Two Germans Kidnapped Near Nigerian Capital’s Temporary Airport
Two German archaeologists were kidnapped in central Nigeria on Wednesday, a police official said, near the road that...
Indonesian President To Visit Australia This Weekend
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will head to Australia this weekend for his first visit as head of state to a key ally...
Regional Rivals Iran, Turkey Trade Barbs Over Syria
Diplomatic tensions escalated Tuesday between Turkey and Iran as the countries traded accusations over their roles in...
South China Sea: US Navy Begins Patrols
US aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, has started what it calls “routine operations” in the South China Sea,...
Iran Says Saudi, Israel Working To Damage Country
Iran on Monday criticised what it said was coordination between Israel and regional rival Saudi Arabia, describing...
US Carrier Group Begins ‘routine’ Patrols
The USS Carl Vinson is no stranger to the region US aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson has started what it calls...
Third Suspect Arrested In Malaysia Over Murder of North Korean
Malaysian police made a third arrest on Thursday in their hunt for the people involved in the murder of the estranged...
Malaysia Arrests Second Woman In Suspected Assassination of Kim Jong Nam
Malaysian police detained a second woman on Thursday suspected of involvement in the apparent assassination of the...