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Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM
Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning...
A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban...
There is a young woman sheltering under a tree between two busy roads clutching...
IMF approves $7bn loan to cash-strapped Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to cash-strapped...
Hong Kong jails two journalists for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after...
Nearly 40 children in India drown during Hindu festival
At least 46 people - including 37 children and seven women - drowned while celebrating...
Japan sails warship in Taiwan Strait for first time
A Japanese warship has sailed through the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China...
World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan
An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been...
China fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean in first such public...
China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the...
India anger over alleged sexual assault on woman inside...
A retired Indian high court judge will investigate allegations that a woman was...
Ex-minister found guilty in case that gripped Singapore
Singapore's former transport minister has been convicted of receiving gifts while...
Can families returning after centuries solve S Korea's...
At first glance, Dunpo Elementary is no different from the thousands of elementary...
S Korean man admits to burying partner in cement
A man in South Korea has confessed to murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body...
Pakistan: Bomb kills police officer in diplomatic convoy
A roadside bomb targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats killed one Pakistani police...
One dead and several missing after 'unprecedented' rains...
One person has died and seven others are missing, officials said, after "unprecedented"...
At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine explosion
An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least...