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US-Taiwan: Why are so many Congressmen heading for Taipei?
"How would you like it if we started sending official delegations to Honolulu to...
Ravichandran Ashwin: The spin maestro who defied odds to...
Of the nine bowlers who have claimed 500 Test wickets, India's Ravichandran Ashwin...
Indian airlines ordered to stop baggage delay chaos
Some of India's top airlines have been ordered to start sending out passengers'...
Congress: India opposition party claims bank accounts 'frozen'
India's main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by...
Fearless Nadia: The Australian stuntwoman who captivated...
"The single most memorable sound of my childhood was the clarion call of 'Hey-y-y'...
Ridge Alkonis: The sailor who stoked Japanese resentment...
When the story of Ridge Alkonis first broke on 29 May 2021, it did not initially...
Chun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North...
A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North...
Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months
One of the worst methane leaks ever recorded took place last year at a remote well...
Gulbadan Begum: The epic voyage of a daring Mughal princess
On an autumn day in 1576, a Mughal princess led a cohort of royal women on an unprecedented...
Prabowo Subianto: What can Indonesia expect from its new...
The apparent victory of Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia's presidential election is...
Pakistan election: Imran Khan's rivals PML-N and PPP reach...
Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's parties in Pakistan have reached a deal...
Indonesia election: Who are the presidential candidates?
Indonesia, the third-largest democracy in the world, is voting on 14 February in...
Bali: Foreign tourists to pay $10 entry tax from Valentine's...
Foreign tourists must now pay a 150,000 rupiah (£7.60; $9.60) levy to enter Bali,...
Joko Widodo: From promising democrat to Indonesia's kingmaker
Many had said it was Joko Widodo's "man of the people" image that helped score his...