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Maiduguri (Nigeria): Two separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers - one by a female duo, the other by three men - have killed three people...

Yangon: UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has arrived in Myanmar on a 12-day visit amid growing concern about reports of abuse of members of the Rohingya...

Singapore: Singapore's defence minister on Monday said the nine armoured vehicles seized in Hong Kong could not be detained or confiscated, but that he...

Jakarta: Indonesia's President Joko Widodo reproached his military chief in a meeting last week amid concerns the commander was "out of...

Beijing: The smog-hit Chinese capital of Beijing will establish a police force to deal specifically with environmental offences as part of its efforts to...

Beijing: Chinese police shot dead three "violent terror" suspects in the western Xinjiang region, the government said on Monday, the latest clash...

Manila: The Philippines is finalising a security deal with Russia allowing the two countries' leaders to exchange visits and observe military drills, a...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong democracy activists on Monday vowed to use the site of a controversial museum intended to display national treasures from Beijing's...

London: Millions of Londoners struggled to work on Monday at the start of a week of travel chaos which sees rail networks brought to a standstill by a...

Seoul: South Korean special prosecutors team have filed fresh charges including bribery against a close friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye, the...