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Macedonia Name Change Referendum Fails to Reach Required Turnout
Image source Wikimedia Macedonia's referendum on changing its name to North Macedonia has failed to reach the required turnout. Preliminary results show that just over...
Indonesia: Strong Tsunami Hits Palu after 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake
Image source Pixabay A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has triggered a strong tsunami after hitting Indonesia’s coastal city of Palu, officials say. Waves of up to 6.6ft...
Typhoon Mangkhut Hits Philippines’ Main Island Killing at Least 25
Image source Wikimedia Typhoon Mangkhut hit the Philippines’ main island on September 15 killing at least 25 people. Extensive crop damage is feared in the...
Didi Chuxing: China’s Major Ride-Sharing Company Suspends Service After Driver Killed Female Passenger
China's major ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing has suspended its carpool service after police said a driver raped and killed a female passenger. A Didi Chuxing...
Kim Jong-nam Assassination: Siti Aisyah and Doan Thi Thuong Go on Trial
Two women who killed Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, will go on trial, after a judge said evidence suggested...
Indonesia: 6.9 Earthquake Kills at Least 98 in Lombok
Image source Wikimedia At least 98 people died and some 10,000 have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok following a powerful 6.9...
Pakistan Elections 2018: Imran Khan’s Party Leads in Early Counting
Imran Khan is on course to become Pakistan’s new prime minister, early results from the country’s election suggest. With nearly half the votes counted from...
Japan Heat Death Toll Rises to 65 after One Week
Japan's authorities have declared a heat wave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week. The country’s...
China Economy Grows 6.7% in Q2 amid Trade War with US
The Chinese economy grew at an annual pace of 6.7% in Q2 of 2018, official data showed, meeting forecasts for the period. The data marked...
Chinese Dissident Qin Yongmin Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
Qin Yongmin, one of China's highest-profile democracy campaigners, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for "subversion of state power". The 64-year-old has already...
Japan Floods Kill at Least 100 as Rescuers Race to Find Survivors
More than 100 people are believed to be dead after record rainfall caused flooding and landslides in western Japan, a government spokesman says. Dozens more...
Kim Jong-un Visits China after Meeting President Donald Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is visiting China for two days, just a week after meeting President Donald Trump. Kim Jong-un will most probably discuss...
Thailand: King Maha Vajiralongkorn Granted Full Ownership of Crown Assets
King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has been granted full, personal ownership of royal assets thought to be worth at least $30 billion. Following a change...
Trump-Kim Summit: Donald Trump Praises Historic Talks With North Korean Leader
President Donald Trump has praised his historic talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that ended in a joint agreement were "tremendous". The agreement includes...
China: US Embassy Removes Staff over Mystery Illness
Several American officials have been removed from China over fears they have contracted the same mysterious illness that affected staff in Cuba. The US employees,...
Trump-Kim Summit To Take Place at Capella Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meeting will take place at the five-star Capella Hotel on the Singaporean island of Sentosa,...
North Korea: Former Spy Chief Kim Yong-chol Travels to US for Talks
General Kim Yong-chol, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's most senior officials, is thought to be travelling to the US, as preparations for...
North Korea Destroyed Punggye-ri Nuclear Tunnels
North Korea has destroyed tunnels at its only nuclear test site, foreign reporters at the Punggye-ri site in the north-east confirmed. In a move to...
North Korea May Pull Out of Trump-Kim Summit
North Korea has threatened to pull out of a summit with President Donald Trump if the US insists it gives up its nuclear weapons. The...
Malaysia: Former PM Najib Razak Barred from Leaving the Country
According to Malaysian immigration official, former PM Najib Razak has been banned from leaving the country. The ban comes after Najib Razak said that he...
Donald Trump to Meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12
President Donald Trump has announced he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12 June. The president tweeted: "We will both try...
Mike Pompeo Makes Second Visit to North Korea Ahead of Trump-Kim Summit
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is making a second surprise visit to North Korea, with speculation growing that he will bring home three jailed...
North Korea to Close Punggye-ri Nuclear Site in May
The South Korean president's office has announced that North Korea's nuclear test site will close in May. Presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan said the closure of...
Kim Jong-un Becomes First North Korean Leader to Set Foot in South Korea
Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953. In...
North Korea: 36 People, Including 32 Chinese Tourists, Killed in Tour Bus Crash
Thirty six people, including 32 Chinese nationals, have been killed after a tour bus crashed in North Korea, Chinese officials say. The bus crash, which...
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