Geography of Asia

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Myanmar Scours Sea For 122 Missing After Plane Disappears

Myanmar's military was on Thursday scouring the waves for more than 120 people missing after their plane vanished...

International

Somalia ‘ready To Offer A Helping Hand’ To Solve Gulf Crisis

Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the...

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Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis

President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between...

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Trump Offers To Mediate Qatar Crisis In Call With Emir

President Donald Trump spoke to Qatar's emir on Wednesday, offering US mediation in a crisis that has split...

News

Turkish Parliament Approves Troop Deployment In Qatar

Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar....

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S&P Cuts Qatar’s Credit Rating One Notch To AA-

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further...

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Iraqi Kurds To Hold Independence Referendum On Sept 25

Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will hold a referendum on statehood in September, its presidency said Wednesday,...

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Kuwait Emir Holds Talks In UAE Over Qatar Crisis

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met Emirati officials in Dubai on Wednesday, a day after holding talks in...

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Turkey’s Parliament To Debate Troop Deployment To Qatar

Turkey's parliament will debate on Wednesday a bill that would allow its troops to be deployed to a Turkish base in...

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Student Death Sparks New Anti-India Demos In Kashmir

The death of a student killed by troops in Kashmir sparked new anti-India demonstrations on Wednesday. Hundreds of...

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Saudi FM Says ‘brother State’ Qatar Must Act To End Crisis

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Wednesday that Qatar is a "brother state" and that punitive steps against the emirate...

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US Coalition Strike On Pro-Assad Forces An ‘act of Aggression’

Moscow on Wednesday condemned a US-led coalition strike on pro-regime fighters in Syria as an "act of aggression" that...

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Gulf Rivals Not Seeking Qatar ‘regime Change’

A senior Emirati official insisted on Wednesday that Gulf Arab states were not seeking regime change in Doha, as...

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Military Plane Carrying 116 People Vanishes Over Burma

A Burmese military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday after taking off from an airport in the capital...

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‘Myanmar Military Plane Carrying 116 Missing’

A Myanmar military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon,...

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Finance Giants Step In To Hong Kong Gay Court Battle

Major international finance institutions in Hong Kong made a landmark intervention Wednesday in the case of a gay...

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Germany In Turkey Row Withdraws Troops From Anti-IS Base

The German government decided Wednesday to withdraw its troops from Turkey's Incirlik base near the Syrian border after...

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Moscow Says ‘zero’ Proof Russian Hackers Involved In Qatar Crisis

Moscow on Wednesday dismissed allegations that Russian hackers helped spark the diplomatic crisis around Qatar, after...

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Qatar Says Saudi-Led Move To Bar Citizens Breach of Rights

A Qatari official has said an ultimatum issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies for the emirate's citizens to leave is a...