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Wellington: Some New Zealand forest owners are suspending replanting of trees and re-thinking investments as the country's third-largest export earner...

Canberra: Australia's High Court began a three-day hearing on Tuesday to determine the eligibility of seven lawmakers who may hold dual citizenship, a...

Taipie: President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Tuesday to defend Taiwan's freedom and democracy amid growing pressure from giant neighbour China, using a...

Tokyo: Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to repel an upstart new party that has pledged to...

Tokyo: A district court in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese government were liable for damages totalling...

Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh): The World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for...

Manila: Philippine lawmakers rejected President Rodrigo Duterte's choice of health secretary on Tuesday, making her the fifth cabinet member to have...

Bangkok: Thailand will hold a general election in November 2018, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, the most precise date he has given yet...