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Ambulance bomb kills 63, wounds 151 in Kabul: Officials 27 Jan 2018 - 03:42 pm

Kabul: An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 63 people and wounding 151 others,...

Scores killed, wounded in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul 27 Jan 2018 - 03:06 pm

Kabul: A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 40 people and wounded about 140 in Afghanistan on Saturday when it blew...

Philippines warns of volcanic mudflows from heavy rains 27 Jan 2018 - 02:58 pm

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines: Residents around an erupting volcano in the central Philippines have should prepare to flee to safer areas because of risks...

North Korea condemns latest US sanctions 27 Jan 2018 - 12:37 pm

SEOUL, North Korea on Saturday condemned the latest US sanctions announced this week aimed at curbing the isolated nation's development nuclear weapons. The...

Nameless heroes of South Korea fire disaster 27 Jan 2018 - 11:50 am

Miryang, South Korea, The deadly hospital blaze in Miryang killed 37 people and injured more than 100 in South Korea's worst fire disaster...

Huge blast rocks Kabul: AFP 27 Jan 2018 - 11:37 am

A huge blast rocked Kabul on Saturday, AFP reporters and witnesses said, in the latest apparent attack in the capital of war-torn Afghanistan....

Deadly mudflows threaten residents near erupting Philippine volcano 27 Jan 2018 - 10:28 am

Legazpi, Philippines, Millions of tonnes of ash and rocks from an erupting Philippine volcano could bury nearby communities due to heavy rain, authorities...

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote 27 Jan 2018 - 09:52 am

Hong Kong, One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists was banned Saturday from standing as lawmaker in upcoming elections, the latest blow to...

Pakistan police killing of a Pashtun youth fuels anger over "encounters" 27 Jan 2018 - 09:33 am

KARACHI, Nationwide protests at the police killing of a young ethnic Pashtun man in Pakistan's largest city have shone a spotlight on allegations...

South Korea's Moon visits hospital fire scene, agonises over series of disasters 27 Jan 2018 - 08:49 am

Seoul: South Korean officials rushed to identify 37 victims of a hospital blaze and pinpoint the cause on Saturday as President Moon Jae-in...

Fire at hospital kills 37 in South Korea 26 Jan 2018 - 11:31 am

SEOUL, South Korea: A fire spread flames and smoke through a South Korean hospital Friday morning, killing at least 37 people, mainly from...

Despite sanctions, North Korea exported coal to South and Japan via Russia-intelligence 26 Jan 2018 - 12:10 am

PARIS/LONDON/MOSCOW: North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year which was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of...

Myanmar says it terminated position of US diplomat Richardson 25 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm

Yangon: Myanmar on Thursday said it made the decision to dump US diplomat Bill Richardson from an advisory panel on the Rohingya crisis,...

Controversial Bollywood movie wins hearts on opening day 25 Jan 2018 - 07:08 pm

New Delhi: The Delhi cinema resembled a fortress but the owners were not taking chances -- riot police and iron barricades were preferable...

Kabul hotel attack killed 40 people: official 25 Jan 2018 - 10:59 am

Kabul, At least 40 people were killed in the attack on Kabul's luxury Intercontinental Hotel at the weekend, official figures showed Thursday --...

Philippine congressman hurt, two police dead in grenade attack 25 Jan 2018 - 09:29 am

Manila: A Philippine congressman and ally of President Rodrigo Duterte was slightly wounded early Thursday in a grenade attack that killed two police...

China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits 25 Jan 2018 - 08:20 am

Beijing: Former doctoral student Luo Qianqian was "amazed" that her sexual assault story went viral in China, inspiring other women to denounce rampant...