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Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed...
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for...
Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised North Korea for "firmly supporting"...
Susannah's grandad ran Bengal when famine killed millions
"I feel enormous shame about what happened," Susannah Herbert tells me.
India brings back bodies of 45 workers from Kuwait
An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 workers who were killed...
'Only elegant women allowed': S Korea gym draws flak for...
A gym in South Korea has banned misbehaving "aunties", reigniting a debate about...
Dozens dead as fire engulfs Kuwait residential block
At least 41 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti...
Warning shots from South as NK soldiers cross border
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the...
Eight more die as India faces longest heatwave
A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha...
Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China
Four US university tutors are in hospital after they were stabbed by an unknown...
Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals
Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok's famous open-air Chatuchak...
South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border...
South Korea has said it will resume propaganda broadcasts against North Korea for...
'My 17-year-old was brutally killed, but I'm glad she fought...
An abandoned Myanmar military camp sits atop a wooded hill, overlooking a picturesque...
Myanmar soldiers cut off tattoos and gave detainees urine...
At least 50 people were killed by Myanmar soldiers in a raid on a village in Rakhine...
Hiker finds pipe feeding China's tallest waterfall
A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China,...
Epoch Times CFO charged in $67m money-laundering plot
The chief financial officer of the Epoch Times news outlet has been arrested over...