Gunmen kill 23 passengers taken from vehicles in an attack in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (news agencies) — Gunmen fatally shot 23 passengers after identifying them and taking them from buses, vehicles and ...
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North Korea shows new drone attacking a target as Seoul and US hold large military exercises
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed ...
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Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse
MANILA, Philippines (news agencies) — Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a ...
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Philippines says its fisheries plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base
MANILA, Philippines (news agencies) — A Philippine fisheries bureau plane was threatened by flares fired from a Chinese island base ...
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Kiribati’s pro-China government bars foreign officials from visiting until 2025, citing elections
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (news agencies) — The government of Kiribati is suspending all diplomatic visits to the tiny Pacific Island ...
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Bangladesh court sends 2 journalists to police custody for questioning as chaos continues
DHAKA, Bangladesh (news agencies) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody ...
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One woman’s custody battle highlights the challenges facing same-sex couples in China
BANGKOK (news agencies) — It’s been more than four years since Zhang Peiyi last saw her son, one of two ...
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Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
SAO PAULO (news agencies) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking ...
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21st Pharma Asia Inaugurated in Karachi
The 21st edition of Pharma Asia, the leading pharmaceutical exhibition in the region, was inaugurated today at the Expo Centre ...
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Indonesia searches for ways to balance domestic industries with surging Chinese imports
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government ...
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