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Hong Kong clashes near government offices

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have clashed with police near the government offices, in some of the worst unrest in two…

10 years ago

Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand strips Princess Srirasmi’s family of royal name

Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has asked the government to strip his wife Princess Srirasmi Akrapongpreecha's family of their royally…

10 years ago

Taiwan elections 2014: PM PM Jiang Yi-huah resigns after ruling pro-China party loses poll

Taiwan PM Jiang Yi-huah has resigned after his ruling pro-China party suffered stiff defeats in local elections. The Kuomintang party…

10 years ago

Taiwan elections 2014: Pro-China test for ruling party KMT

Taiwan is holding the island's biggest local election, which is widely seen as a referendum on the China policy of…

10 years ago

Indian hanged girls: Badaun cousins committed suicide, were not killed

According to a federal investigation in India, the two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in May took their…

10 years ago

Kim Yo-jong: Kim Jong-un’s sister given senior North Korea role

Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in the…

10 years ago

Hong Kong protests: Seven police officers arrested over beating Ken Tsang

Seven police officers have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the beating of pro-democracy protester Ken Tsang. A…

10 years ago

Rurik Jutting ruled mentally fit to stand trial for Hong Kong double murder

Rurik Jutting, who was charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong, has been ruled mentally fit to…

10 years ago

Afghanistan: At least 45 people killed in suicide bomb attack at volleyball match

At least 45 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a volleyball tournament in Paktika province, eastern…

10 years ago

King Bhumibol of Thailand absence sparks concern

Fresh concerns over the health of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand have been raised after he failed to appear for…

10 years ago