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Thai Court Acquits ‘popcorn Gunman’ Accused of Protest Bloodshed
A Thai appeals court on Tuesday overturned a murder conviction of a gunman who gained national notoriety for allegedly...
Mongolia To Hold First Presidential Runoff On July 9
Mongolia will hold its first ever presidential runoff vote on July 9 after none of the three candidates secured an...
Hong Kong In Beijing’s Shadow 20 Years After Handover
When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China's president, he will step into a...
Wealth, Poverty Propping Up Pakistan’s Illegal Kidney Trade
When Pakistani authorities burst into a makeshift hospital in Lahore this year, doctors were caught mid-way through two...
ACEP Wants Investigations, BOST Boss Step Aside
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is demanding full-scale investigations into the issues surrounding the sale...
CID Summons Four Companies For Flouting Laws
Four companies in Accra have been summoned to the cybercrime unit of the Ghana Police Criminal Investigation Department...
Netanyahu Under Fire After Reneging On Western Wall Deal
Israel's shelving of a deal to allow mixed-gender prayers at the Western Wall echoed far beyond religion Monday, with...
US-Backed Force Has Seized A Quarter of Raqa From IS
US-backed fighters have seized a quarter of Syria's Raqa from the Islamic State group, a monitor said Monday, less than...
Weary Mongolians To Vote After ‘dark’ Campaigns
Mongolians head to the polls on Monday to choose between a horse breeder, a judoka and a feng shui master after a...
China’s National Table Tennis Team May Face Sanction After Top…
The International Table Tennis Federation threatened on Sunday to slap sanctions on China's national team after three...
China’s Xi To Attend Hong Kong Handover Anniversary
President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong this week to celebrate 20 years since the former British colony's return to...
How the FDA Solved Puzzling Adulterated Rice Mystery
Social media has been awash with various reports accompanied with images, indicating the circulation of plastic rice on...
China Orders Table Tennis Probe After Top Players Quit Tournament
Chinese sports authorities have ordered a probe into the decision by two coaches and three top table tennis stars to...
FDA Introduces Online Reporting System
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has introduced an online reporting system called Safety Watch System (SWS), to...
US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City
One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...
Police Foil ‘terrorist Action’ In Mecca
Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful...
ICC Confirms Plans For World XI Series In Pakistan
Plans for the full resumption of international cricket in Pakistan moved forward Friday when the sport's global...
Nigeria Sends In Troops, Police After Ethnic Clashes
Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo has ordered troops in to keep the peace in the restive state of Taraba after...
Hezbollah Says ‘thousands’ of Fighters To Respond If Israel Attacks
The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against attacking Lebanon or Syria, saying "hundreds of...