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India train derailment kills seven

At least seven people were killed when seven coaches of a New Delhi-bound train derailed early Sunday in eastern India, an official said. District Magistrate Rajeev Roshan said another 10 people were injured in the accident in Bihar state, reports...

China urges US not to withdraw from nuclear treaty with Russia

The United States should resolve its differences with Russia through...

Three women who could unseat Modi in India election

Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section...

Iran displays new cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of...

Floods hit part of Australia’s Queensland; more rain expected

Once-in-a-century flooding in part of the eastern Australian state of...

N Korea pledges to destroy all its nuclear facilities

North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material...

Ayatollah Khomeini’s family members mostly absent from Iran politics

His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks...

Jailed Reuters journalists appeal to Myanmar's top court

Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar for breaking...

Two pilots die as fighter jet crashes in Bengaluru

Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed on Friday...

China punishes 3,000 in organised crime crackdown

China has punished 3,021 people in a crackdown on organised...

Mongolian parliament elects new speaker

The Mongolian parliament on Friday elected Gombojav Zandanshatar as its...

Reuters journalists in Myanmar appeal to top court against conviction

Lawyers for two Reuters reporters jailed for seven years in...

Saudi Arabia ends major anti-corruption campaign

Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered...

'Pakistan a safe haven for cross-border militant activities'

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday the 'keys to...

Top Pakistan court upholds blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of Asia...

Mongolia ousts parliamentary speaker amid graft scandal

Mongolia’s parliamentary speaker, Enkhbold Myegombo, has been ousted following weeks...

Grenade attack on Philippines mosque kills two

A grenade thrown into a mosque in the southern Philippines...

Duterte says church bombing was 'suicide' attack

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday twin explosions that...

Palestinian PM, government resign

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and...

Mahathir seeks China's understanding on scrapped rail project

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday asked for China’s understanding...

12 die in India road crash

Twelve people including an entire family of five were killed...

After 1MDB, Malaysia unveils fresh anti-graft plan

Malaysia on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to clamp...

US, Taliban agree peace deal draft

US and Taliban negotiators have agreed on a draft framework...

China jails leading human rights lawyer for subversion

A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang...

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