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Iran In ‘successful’ Test of Satellite-Launch Rocket
Iran on Thursday "successfully" tested a satellite-launch rocket, days after warning Washington of a response to new US...
Looking For Liu Xiaobo? Chinese Police Keep Close Watch
A group of plainclothes officers appeared like ghosts from behind tombstones next to the crematorium where the body of...
Designers Put Ethical Twist On Local Fashion
With Myanmar emerging as a manufacturing hub for mass-produced clothes, a crop of young designers are using home-grown...
Ex-Gaza Chief Haniya Elected Leader of Hamas
Hamas's former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group,...
Libya PM In Rare Meeting With Rival Strongman
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government on Tuesday held a rare meeting with a military strongman who supports a...
Former Olympians Xia, Zhang To Coach China Badminton
China have turned to former Olympians Xia Xuanze and Zhang Jun as national badminton coaches to replace long-standing...
Another Policeman Killed In Eastern Saudi
Another policeman has been killed during an upsurge of violence in a Shiite-dominated district of Saudi Arabia,...
North Korean Envoy Flies Out After Expulsion From Malaysia
This is the moment a North Korean ambassador was squashed between other passengers as he was made to fly home from...
Trump Critic McCain Meets Saudi King
Influential American Senator John McCain, a critic of President Donald Trump, held talks with Saudi Arabia's King...
Newlyweds and Soldiers At N.Korea Memorial To Kims
North Korean newlyweds, soldiers and children lined up to laud their country's rulers on Thursday, the birthday of the...
12 Saudis Killed In Recent Yemen Border Fighting
At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of...
Chinese Superclub Evergrande To End Foreign Signings
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said...
Damascus Ready For Prisoner Swap With Rebels
Syria's regime is ready to release detainees in exchange for hostages held by rebels, the official SANA news agency...
Aircraft Carrier Ready For Battle At Any Time
The Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, was refitted from a former Ukrainian vessel, Varyag. The carrier is...
184 People Injured and 6,100 Families Displaced by Floods in Sudan
More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan's states over Ramadan and the Eid...