Asia

At least 12 dead, scores missing in Rohingya capsize: officials

  COX’s BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed…

Turkey suspends all non-immigrant visa services at all diplomatic facilities in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) -- The Turkish embassy in Washington said on Sunday (October 8) it suspended all non-immigrant visa…

Anti-IS force says near ‘final’ week of Raqa fight

by Maya Gebeily and Gihad Darwish Agence France Presse RAQA, Syria (AFP) -- US-backed fighters battling to oust the Islamic…

Japan’s Koike says her party offers centrist choice to voters

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Sunday (October 8) her new party aims to offer voters…

Bangladeshi boy dies at 17 after being hit by cricket ball

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- A Bangladeshi teenager died in hospital in Dhaka after he was hit by a ball while…

China releases world’s first quantum communication crypto cloud server

CCTV -- Two Chinese high-tech firms have recently released the world's first quantum communication crypto cloud server, a breakthrough in…

Japan’s Koike pins hopes on tax, nuclear to unseat Abe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The popular governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, Friday unveiled her policy platform to unseat Prime Minister…

Kim Jong-Nam may have been poisoned by other suspects, trial told

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) -- Other suspects could have poisoned the half-brother of North Korea's leader besides the two women…

Putin calls for better US ties as he meets new US envoy

  by Anna Smolchenko Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for "predictable…

Rohingya fleeing Myanmar say army redoubling push to clear villages

  SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh amid a fresh exodus from strife-torn Myanmar have described whole villages…

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