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North Korea Calls off Ban Ki-moon’s Visit to Kaesong

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to North Korea has been canceled by the secretive country without explanations one day…

10 years ago

Yingluck Shinawatra’s Trial Begins in Thailand

Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra has pleaded not guilty in a brief hearing at the start of her trial on charges…

10 years ago

Lion Shot Dead After Killing Keeper at China’s Taian Tiger Mountain Park

A Chinese zoo has shot dead a lion after it killed one of its keepers and escaped its enclosure. The…

10 years ago

Prince Harry’s Cinderella Moment with New Zealand Girl

Prince Harry had a Cinderella moment with a little girl during his visit to New Zealand on May 15. Kensington…

10 years ago

Can I Bring My Dog to Australia?

Australia's agriculture conditions for dogs: A dog can be taken to Australia, but only if it came from an approved…

10 years ago

#WarOnTerrier: Johnny Depp’s Dogs Leave Australia

Johnny Depp’s Yorkshire Terriers Boo and Pistol have been flown out of Australia after facing being put down, the country's…

10 years ago

Karachi Attack: 43 Shia Muslims Killed as Gunmen Open Fire on Bus

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least 43 and injuring…

10 years ago

Hyon Yong-chol: North Korea Defense Minister Executed for Falling Asleep

According to South Korea’s spy agency, General Hyon Yong-chol, the North Korean defense minister, has been executed for showing disloyalty…

10 years ago

Second Nepal Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 48

At least 48 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in the second earthquake that hit Nepal on…

10 years ago

Ananta Bijoy Das: Third Secular Blogger Killed in Bangladesh

Secular blogger Ananta Bijoy Das has been killed in north-eastern Bangladesh in the country's third such deadly attack since the…

10 years ago