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Mogadishu: Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital's airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of delays and...

Vatican City: Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya minority on Wednesday, saying they had been tortured and...

Yangon/Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh): A Myanmar patrol boat opened fire on Bangladeshi fishermen, killing one, because it feared it was under attack, Myanmar...

Seoul: South Korea's Lotte Group said Chinese authorities have halted construction at a multi-billion dollar real estate project after a fire...

Beijing: The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War II-related agreements mandated that all Chinese...

Manila: A massive fire swept through a crowded shanty town near the docks in Manila, destroying houses and leaving 15,000 people homeless, authorities in...

Sydney: Coal has washed up in waters dangerously close to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, environmental authorities said on Wednesday, following an...

Sydney: A sinkhole opened up less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mile) from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's home in the wealthy Sydney suburb of...

Karachi: For years, violence kept most of Pakistan's aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threat of Taliban militant...

Mogadishu: About three blasts, possibly from mortar bombs, echoed on Tuesday across the Somali capital where the authorities had imposed a security lock...