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Kunduz Hospital Strike: Pentagon to Compensate Victims over Bombing
The US will pay compensation for those killed and injured in an air strike on Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan,...
North Korea Marks Workers’ Party 70th Anniversary with Huge Parades
North Korea is marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party with huge parades in capital Pyongyang. It is expected to be one of...
Sudhakar Yadav Aims for Guinness Record of World’s Largest Art Car
Sudhakar Yadav has attempted to set a second Guinness record by building what he hopes will be the biggest car in the world. The stationary...
Sydney Shooting: Four People Arrested over Curtis Cheng Killing
Four people have been arrested in Sydney, Australia, in relation to the killing of police worker Curtis Cheng. More than 200 officers swooped on several...
World Bank Trims Asia Pacific Growth Forecast for 2015 and 2016
The World Bank has decided to cut Asia growth forecast for 2015 and 2016, because of the risks posed from a sharp slowdown in...
Kunduz Hospital Bombing: MSF Demands Independent Investigation
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) has demanded an independent inquiry by an international body into the airstrikes that hit its hospital in the...
Kunduz Hospital Attack: US Launches Investigation into Airstrikes
The US has launched a "full investigation" into airstrikes that killed 19 people at a Medecins Sans Frontieres-run Afghan hospital on October 3, President...
Bangalore Students Set New Guinness World Record for Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Mahatma Gandhi
Nearly 5,000 students in the southern Indian city of Bangalore have set a new Guinness world record for "the largest gathering of people dressed...
Sydney Shooting: Two People Killed Outside New South Wales State Police HQ
Two people have been shot dead outside New South Wales state police headquarters in Parramatta, western Sydney, Australian police say. A police statement said it...
China: Guangxi Province Hit by Fresh Explosion After Parcel Bombs
A new explosion has hit Guangxi province, a day after a series of parcel bombs killed seven people, Chinese authorities say. The blast took place...
Asian Markets Trade Higher Despite Japan’s Factory Output Fall
Asian markets traded higher on September 30, recovering from the previous session's steep losses, despite disappointing economic news from Japan. The Japanese index, Nikkei 225,...
Nobukazu Kuriki Drops Everest Summit Bid
Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki, who lost nine fingers to frostbite in 2012, has abandoned his attempt to climb Mount Everest. In a post on his...
Xi Jinping Announces $2 Billion China Support for Developing Countries
Addressing a UN summit on development goals, Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to establish a $2 billion fund to assist developing countries and...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Thai Police Stage Bombing Reenactment with Main Suspects
Bangkok bomb attack suspects Adem Karadag and Yusufu Mieraili have been forced to reenact their alleged role in bombing the Erawan Shrine, Thai police...
Nobukazu Kuriki: One-Fingered Climber Nears Everest Summit
Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki, who lost nine fingers to frostbite in 2012, is nearing the final stage of an attempt to climb Mount Everest. Latest...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Adem Karadag Is Erawan Shrine Bomber
Adem Karadag, who was arrested in Thailand over a deadly bombing at Bangkok's Erawan shrine in August is indeed the bomber, say Thai police...
Tokyo 2020: Japan Sports Minister Hakubun Shimomura Resigns over Stadium Costs
Hakubun Shimomura, the Japanese sports minister, has resigned over canceled plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Stadium. British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid's original design was ditched...
China Police Arrest 19,000 Triad Suspects in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong
Chinese police have arrested 19,000 suspects in a three-month cross-border anti-triad operation in Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong province, state media say. Police said triad...
North Korea Blames US for Europe Refugee Crisis
North Korea has blamed the “evil” United States for triggering Europe’s worst refugee crisis since WW II. In a lengthy screed denouncing "intolerable" criticism of...
Philippines: Foreign Tourists Kidnapped from Samal Island Resort
Two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian hotel manager and a Filipino woman have been kidnapped from a resort in the southern Philippines, the military has...
Kim Dotcom’s Extradition Hearing Begins in New Zealand
Kim Dotcom’s extradition hearing has begun in Auckland, New Zealand. The US is seeking to extradite the German-born internet entrepreneur, and three of his colleagues,...
China Stock Market Trades Higher as Rest of Asia Falls
China stock market was the lone winner in Asia on September 21 as the rest of the region headed lower on lingering worries about...
Nepal’s Controversial Constitution to Be Adopted
Nepal's legislators are due to adopt the country's new constitution, drawn up after years of political wrangling. The new constitution will be unveiled with a...
Japan’s Parliament Votes Security Bills to Allow Troops to Fight Abroad
Japan's parliament has voted a constitutional amendment to allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since the end of World War II...
Japanese Tourist Dies While Taking Selfie at Taj Mahal’s Royal Gate
A Japanese tourist has died in what appears to be a tragic accident while taking a selfie at the Taj Mahal's Royal Gate in...
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