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Sri Lanka elections 2015: President Mahinda Rajapaksa faces crucial poll

Sri Lanka has voted in an unexpectedly close election that pits President Mahinda Rajapaksa against one of his former allies.…

10 years ago

Imran Khan married Reham Khan in secret

Pakistan's opposition leader and former cricketer Imran Khan re-married in secret. Imran Khan, 62, reportedly confirmed on January 5 that…

10 years ago

Flight QZ8501: Tail of AirAsia crashed plane found in Java Sea

Indonesia's search and rescue teams have found the tail of crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea, the head…

10 years ago

Sunanda Pushkar death: Shashi Tharoor’s wife was killed by poisoning

Indian police are treating the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former minister Shashi Tharoor, as murder, nearly a year…

10 years ago

North Korea makes progress in creating deliverable nuclear weapons

North Korea has made progress in creating deliverable nuclear weapons, South Korea's defense ministry has speculated. In a white paper,…

10 years ago

Australia bushfires: Soaring temperatures and high winds fuel blaze

Australian firefighters are racing to contain a major bushfire before soaring temperatures and high winds fuel the blaze. More than…

10 years ago

AirAsia plane crash: Four more bodies recovered from Java Sea

Four more bodies have been recovered from the Java Sea as the hunt to find the main wreckage of AirAsia…

10 years ago

South Australia bushfires destroy more than 30 homes near Adelaide

The recent Australian bushfires have destroyed more than 30 homes near Adelaide as crews continue to battle out-of-control blazes. More…

10 years ago

The Interview: North Korea attacks new US sanctions

North Korea has attacked new US sanctions in response to a major cyber-attack against Sony Pictures. The US placed sanctions…

10 years ago

AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash blamed on bad weather

According to the Indonesian weather agency (BMKG), bad weather was the biggest factor in the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501.…

10 years ago