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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.…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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,…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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.…

9 years ago