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Hanoi: Vietnam has jailed four men for flying the flag of the US-backed Republic of Vietnam, the former state that spanned the southern half of the country...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi officially launched his bid for a second term in office on Wednesday, submitting documents to register as a...

Mogadishu: As an undercover operative for Somalia's Al Shabaab militia, Nasteh spied on the insurgent group's senior commanders to ensure their...

Caracas: Venezuela's presidential election race was underway on Wednesday, with favourite and incumbent Nicolas Maduro signaling an...

Jakarta: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis saw Indonesian troops drink snake blood, roll in glass, break bricks with their heads, walk on fire, and more, in a...

New Delhi: India is gathering the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation (ASEAN) for a summit on Thursday to promote maritime...

Manila: The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country's disaster...

Manila: Philippine police will soon have to wear body cameras during anti-narcotics operations and visit suspects' homes only in the daytime, in an...

Gaza/Occupied Jerusalem: Confrontations between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have taken on a life of their own since Palestinian leaders called...

Parachinar (Pakistan): A suspected US drone attack on a house in northwestern Pakistan killed two militants from the Afghan Taliban-allied Haqqani network,...