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Taiwan court jails 12 over deadly gas blasts
Three government officials were among 12 people jailed today over Taiwan's worst ever gas explosions which killed 32 and injured...
Pakistan imposes 'reciprocal' restrictions on movement of US diplomats
Pakistan today imposed "reciprocal" restrictions on the movement of US diplomats after Washington took similar measures...
India for safe, sustainable return of Rohingyas: Swaraj
India said today it was ready to help Myanmar for the "safe, speedy and sustainable" return of tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya...
Modi, Oli jointly inaugurate Janakpur-Ayodhya direct bus service
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli on Friday jointly inaugurated a direct bus service between...
Ties with US, North Korea make Singapore optimum summit site
Singapore's diplomatic ties with North Korea and its relative proximity made the small Southeast Asian nation a natural choice for the...
UN chief asks for halt to 'all hostile acts' in Middle East
UN Secretary-General Guterres is urging an immediate halt to "all hostile acts" to avoid "a new conflagration...
Sri Lanka vows to quicken corruption trials with new courts
Sri Lanka has passed a new bill to establish courts to speedily try cases related to corruption and bribery as the government today vowed...
Delight and disbelief: Malaysians celebrate ousting scandal-hit PM
Delight, disbelief and a degree of apprehension about a former strongman taking the reins of power again...
At least 41 killed as dam bursts in Kenya, officials say
A dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said today...
NASA spacecraft discovers new magnetic process in space
Scientists have discovered a new type of magnetic event in our near-Earth environment, by using data provided by a NASA spacecraft...