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Bangkok: Pro-establishment lawmakers in Thailand said they plan to ensure junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha stays on as prime minister by fielding a proxy...

Jakarta: Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of...

Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, barely a week after the new president in Manila said they...

Singapore: Philippine markets have been heavily sold down since July, primarily for economic reasons, not the festering row between new President Rodrigo...

Stockholm/London: Three British-born scientists won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for revealing unusual states of matter, leading to advances...

Kabul: Afghan forces regained control of most of the northern city of Kunduz city on Tuesday amid sporadic fighting, officials said, a day after Taliban...

Rome: At least 5,650 migrants were rescued on Monday as they tried to reach Europe on about 40 boats, one of the highest numbers in a single day,...

Washington: The United States said on Monday it was suspending talks with Russia on trying to end the violence in Syria and accused Moscow of not living up...

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signalling he is willing to...

New Delhi: Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong arrived on Monday on a five-day visit during which he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart...