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Geneva: Russia is committing "grave" human rights violations in Crimea, including its imposition of citizenship and by deporting prisoners, a U.N....

Beijing: China on Monday jailed former Tianjin mayor Huang Xingguo for 12 years, after he took more than 40 million yuan ($6 million) in bribes to push...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's main opposition party on Monday put up banners around the country calling for the release of its detained leader Kem Sokha in a...

Tokyo: Tokyo's newest baby panda, who is just beginning to crawl and has now lived long enough to get a name, will be called "Xiang Xiang," to...

Kuala Lumpur: The Philippines has banned companies from forcing female employees to wear high heels at work, in a move lauded by a labour union on Monday...

Wellington: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said on Monday that he still had not spoken to either major party leader after his small nationalist...

Beijing/Seoul: China on Monday called for all sides in the North Korea missile crisis to show restraint and not "add oil to the flames" amid an...

Karangasem, (Indonesia): Fears that a volcano could erupt imminently on the holiday island of Bali prompted several countries to issue travel warnings,...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would dissolve parliament's lower house on Thursday for a snap election, as he seeks a fresh mandate...