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Israeli special forces 'raid missile site in Syria'
Details are emerging of an apparent raid by Israeli special forces on a "Hezbollah...
China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s
China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s,...
N Korea releases rare photos of Kim at uranium facility
North Korea has for the first time offered a glimpse into a uranium enrichment facility...
A baby hippo is going viral - and paying the price
A baby hippopotamus is causing a fan frenzy in Thailand.
Hymns, volunteers and sleepless nights: Singapore readies...
Singapore's grandest arena, which has hosted Taylor Swift and Madonna, is getting...
Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechury dies after illness
Sitaram Yechury, the leader of India's largest communist party, has died at the...
South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New...
South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” –...
India doctors defy court order to continue strike over...
Junior doctors in Kolkata are defying a court order to continue protests against...
'Fish diplomacy' setback for India and Bangladesh
Indians in West Bengal may face a shortage of hilsa, their favourite fish, as millions...
Thousands flee Vietnam floods after typhoon hits
Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in the Vietnamese capital,...
The midwives who stopped murdering girls and started saving...
Midwife Siro Devi is clinging to Monica Thatte, sobbing. Monica, in her late 20s,...
Pope's mass in Timor-Leste draws 600,000 worshippers
Some 600,000 people are expected to gather in a field outside Timor-Leste’s capital...
Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters
A row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms...
Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam...
A busy bridge in northern Vietnam collapsed after being hit by Super Typhoon Yagi,...
China evacuates 400,000 ahead of super typhoon Yagi
China has evacuated some 400,000 people as one of the year's most powerful storms...