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Afghanistan elections 2014: Vote fraud audio tapes emerge

Explosive audio tapes released in Afghanistan allegedly reveal a senior election official directing that ballot boxes be stuffed in the…

10 years ago

Sgt Lim: South Korean troops engaged in shootout with killer soldier

South Korean soldiers are engaged in a shootout with a sergeant who shot dead five colleagues and fled his post…

10 years ago

Greece and China sign $5 billion business deals

Greece and China have signed business deals worth about $5 billion during Chinese PM Li Keqiang's visit. Deals signed covered…

10 years ago

South Korean soldier kills five comrades near North Korean border

Five South Korean soldiers have been shot dead by one of their comrades. The 19-year-old injured five more soldiers and…

10 years ago

China: 13 assailants shot dead in police station attack in Yecheng County

Police officers have killed 13 assailants in an attack on a police station in China's restive western province of Xinjiang,…

10 years ago

Sewol ferry: Chonghaejin Marine’s chief Kim Han-sik goes on trial for negligence

Kim Han-sik, the head of the company that operated the South Korean ferry that capsized, killing hundreds, goes on trial…

10 years ago

MH370: Search for missing Malaysian jet to move south

The search for missing Malaysian jet MH370 will move hundreds of miles south, officials have said. The new phase of…

10 years ago

China: New Citizens’ Movement activists jailed for urging officials to disclose wealth

Three activists of China’s anti-corruption group - New Citizens' Movement - have been given lengthy jail terms for urging officials…

10 years ago

Malaysia boat sinks, 66 Indonesian migrants feared drowned

At least 66 people are feared drowned after a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesian migrants capsized and sank after leaving…

10 years ago

Afghanistan elections 2014: Abdullah Abdullah demands halt to vote-counting

Afghanistan’s presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded an immediate halt to vote-counting over allegations of widespread fraud. Ballot boxes had…

10 years ago