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Pakistan bus crash kills 57 people near Karachi

A Pakistani bus has collided with an oil tanker near Karachi leaving more than 50 people dead and injuring score…

9 years ago

AirAsia flight QZ8501 main fuselage may have been located in Java Sea

The main fuselage of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 may have been located in the Java Sea, Indonesian search teams say.…

9 years ago

Sri Lanka election results: Mahinda Rajapaksa tried to deploy army after poll defeat

Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa tried to deploy the army when he realized that he had lost elections, a spokesman…

9 years ago

Keriba Omasker: Cairns children funerals attended by thousands

The funerals of eight Australian children found dead in the north-eastern city of Cairns last month have been attended by…

9 years ago

AirAsia plane tail recovered from Java Sea

The tail of the AirAsia plane that crashed two weeks ago has been recovered from the seabed, the Indonesian navy…

9 years ago

Reham Khan: Who is Imran Khan’s new wife?

Reham Khan is the new wife of Pakistan’s opposition leader and former cricketer Imran Khan. On January 5, 2015, after…

9 years ago

Yingluck Shinawatra impeachment hearing begins in Thailand

An impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck Shinawatra has begun in Thailand’s parliament on January 9. Yingluck Shinawatra could be…

9 years ago

AirAsia plane crash: Sonar pings detected in search for flight QZ8501

Search teams have announced that "pings" have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the "black…

9 years ago

Sri Lanka elections 2015: Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes defeat as Maithripala Sirisena wins poll

Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s long-time president, has been defeated by Maithripala Sirisena in the presidential election. Official results showed Maithripala…

9 years ago

North Korea rejects South Korea’s proposal for new talks

North Korea has rejected South Korea’s call for resuming bilateral talks, after Kim Jong-un made a surprise New Year call…

9 years ago