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Major General Harold Greene shot dead by Afghan soldier
The US military has paid tribute to Major General Harold Greene, shot dead by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack on Tuesday. Gen. Harold...
US general killed by Afghan soldier at Camp Qargha
A US general has been killed in an attack by a man in Afghan military uniform at British-run Camp Qargha near Kabul, US officials...
Surrogate baby: Australian child protection services investigate biological father
Australian child protection services are investigating a man accused of abandoning a baby with Down's syndrome to a surrogate mother in Thailand to assess...
China: Canadians Kevin and Julia Garratt investigated on suspicion of stealing state secrets
A Canadian couple is investigated by Chinese authorities on suspicion of stealing state secrets about China’s defense and the military, state media say. Xinhua news...
Surrogate baby: Biological parents and Thai surrogate mother give conflicting accounts
The Australian couple and the Thai surrogate mother of baby Gammy who has Down's syndrome have given conflicting accounts of how he was left...
Bangladesh ferry carrying 200 passengers capsizes near Dhaka
A Bangladeshi ferry carrying about 200 passengers has capsized south-west of capital Dhaka, officials say. The bodies of two people have been recovered from the...
China earthquake: At least 367 people killed in Yunnan province
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck south-west China killing at least 367 people, state news agency Xinhua says. Other 1,300 people are reported injured in the disaster. According...
Gammy: Thai surrogate mother left with Down’s syndrome baby by Australian couple
Surrogacy campaigners call for clearer regulation after a surrogate mother in Thailand was left with a Down's syndrome baby when his Australian parents refused...
North Korea: Detained Matthew Miller and Jeffrey Fowle plead for help from US
Two American tourists detained in North Korea have pleaded for the US government to help secure their release. Matthew Todd Miller and Jeffrey Fowle told...
Taiwan gas explosions: Petrochemical company LCY blamed for deadly blast
Taiwanese petrochemical company LCY has been blamed for a series of deadly explosions that killed 28 people on July 31 in Kaohsiung. LCY failed to...
Taiwan gas explosions kill 25 people in Kaohsiung
Several gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed 25 people and injured 267 others, officials say. The blasts rocked the city's...
Taiwan gas explosions kill at least 5 people in Kaohsiung
Multiple gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung has killed at least five people and injured hundreds of others. Reports say the blasts...
India landslide death toll rises to 23 as rescue teams work to locate survivors
Indian rescue teams are working to locate survivors of a landslide that has claimed at least 23 lives and buried up to 200 people...
India landslide kills at least 17 and traps 150 in Pune village of Malin
A massive landslide buried a remote village in western India on July 30, killing at least 17 people, officials said. The landslide buried some 40...
China: Ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang investigated for serious disciplinary violation
China’s ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang is being investigated for suspected "serious disciplinary violation", state media say. The news confirms rumors about the hugely powerful former...
North Korean arms ship operator blacklisted by UN
The operator of a North Korean ship seized in July 2013 near the Panama Canal with Cuban weapons on board has been blacklisted by...
Sewol ferry trial: Surviving students describe escaping from flooded cabins
South Korean students who survived the Sewol ferry disaster have described escaping from flooded cabins as the ship sank. The students had obeyed the crew's...
Yoo Byung-eun cause of death cannot be determined
The cause of death for fugitive owner of Sewol ferry, Yoo Byung-eun, cannot be determined, South Korea’s forensic agency says. Yoo Byung-eun was blamed for...
Taiwan plane crash: Death toll hits 48 as 10 people on board survive
At least 48 people died after a passenger plane crashed in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago, amid stormy weather in the area. The plane, carrying 58 people,...
China plague death puts Yumen city under quarantine
Yumen city in Gansu province, north-west China, has been partially sealed off and dozens of people placed in quarantine after a man died of...
Taiwan: TransAsia Airways plane crashes near Magong airport killing more than 40 people
A TransAsia Airways passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say. TransAsia Airways flight...
Indonesia elections 2014: Joko Widodo wins presidential race
Joko Widodo has been declared the winner of Indonesia's highly contested presidential election. The election commission said Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo - widely known as...
Indonesia elections 2014: Election Commission to name next president despite controversy
Indonesia will name its new president, following a hotly-contested election that saw both candidates claiming victory. Most "quick counts" after the July 9 election placed...
Yoo Byung-eun: Fugitive Sewol ferry boss confirmed dead
South Korean police has confirmed that a body they found in June is that of Yoo Byung-eun, the fugitive boss of the operator of...
Typhoon Rammasun hits southern China
Rammasun, the biggest typhoon to hit southern China in 40 years, has killed 17 people, after wreaking death and destruction on the Philippines. Typhoon Rammasun...
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