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Three Bali immigration officers arrested over Cambodia organ ring

JAKARTA, July 29, 2023 (AFP) - Three Bali immigration officers have been arrested for their alleged role in an illegal…

Beijing on alert with two killed as heavy rain batters north China

Heavy rains battered northern China on Monday, killing at least two people in Beijing while washing away cars and inundating…

Possible Chinese malware in US systems a ‘ticking time bomb’: report

WASHINGTON, July 29, 2023 (AFP) - The Biden administration believes China has implanted malware in key US power and communications…

Eight trapped in illegal Indonesia gold mine feared dead: official

BANYUMAS, Indonesia, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of…

Raging storm washes away cars, swathes of northern China on red alert

By Jing Xuan TENG Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Swathes of northern China were under red alert on Monday…

Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital

DHAKA, July 29, 2023 (AFP) - Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major…

One dead, 12 wounded in Myanmar bomb blast

BANGKOK, July 31, 2023 (AFP) - A bomb blast in southeastern Myanmar killed one person and wounded 12 others on…

Death toll rises to at least 10 in Thai warehouse explosion

BANGKOK, July 30, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from a powerful explosion that levelled an unlicensed fireworks warehouse in…

Battling drug crisis, Iraq searches for cure

By Tony Gamal-Gabriel Mohammed has been taking nearly a dozen captagon pills daily for seven years. Now, as Iraq grapples…

Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet

By Lehaz Ali At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded Sunday by a suicide bombing…

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