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Panic, Damage After Deadly Philippine Quake

Residents fled their houses in panic overnight on Friday as aftershocks hit the central Philippines a day after a...

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Dusty Teddy Bear Lies In War-Ruined Philippine City

A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are among the few...

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Duterte Offers Bounties For Militant Chiefs In Philippine City

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered large bounties Monday for the leaders of Islamist fighters holding parts...

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Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City

Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...

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Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After MPs Miss Flight

Afghan aviation authorities have filed an official complaint against two members of parliament after a Bamiyan-bound...

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Militant Behind Multiple Pakistan Attacks Arrested

Pakistani officials claimed Tuesday they have arrested the mastermind behind several attacks that killed scores of...

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First Direct London-China Train Completes 12,000 Km Run

The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after...

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China Denies Plans To Build On Disputed Shoal

China Wednesday denied plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a disputed shoal near the Philippines'...

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Iraq Forces Say Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the...

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Iraq Forces Near Mosul Mosque Where IS Declared ‘caliphate’

Elite Iraqi forces battled house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the...

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More Than 150,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul Fighting

Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since...

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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station, Once A Major Rail Hub

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the...

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Iraq Forces Retake Mosul Train Station

Iraqi forces said Tuesday that they recaptured Mosul's train station, which has not been operational since jihadists...

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IS Leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ As Iraqi Forces Advance

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to...

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Iraq Says Forces Retake Government HQ, Bridgehead In Mosul

Iraq announced on Tuesday that its forces have retaken the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead...

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Pakistan’s Financial Capital Karachi Turned ‘into Rubbish Bin’

Neighbours forced their way into Mohammad Umair's home battling smoke and flames in a desperate bid to rescue his young...

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DRC Opposition Leader’s Body To Return Home After Weeks of Wrangling

The body of Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi is to be repatriated next week, several weeks after his...

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China’s Rustbelt Shows Signs of Economic Recovery

China's northeastern region is showing signs of economic recovery since the traditional heavy industries lost shine,...

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Chinese Professor Sacked After Criticizing Mao Online

A Chinese professor has been sacked after he criticized Chairman Mao Zedong on his 123rd birthday in an commentary he...