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Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he agreed with banning open-pit mining in the world's top nickel ore exporter given the...

Beijing: A buzz fills the sky above a flight base in northern Beijing, as pilots practise take-offs and landings ahead of tests to qualify for a licence -...

Tokyo: A Japan Airlines (JAL) plane made an emergency landing at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport shortly after takeoff on Tuesday following an...

Jalalabad (Afghanistan): Afghan soldier Mehrullah Safi's military career ended in southern Helmand province last year when a rocket-propelled grenade...

Manila: The Philippine police chief denied on Tuesday any policy to kill drug suspects, telling a Senate hearing into the bloodshed that President Rodrigo...

Phnom Penh: Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha has been charged with treason and could face a jail term of 15 to 30 years if convicted, a court said on...

Taipei: Taiwan has appointed as premier William Lai, the mayor of its southern city of Tainan, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as she moved to shore...

Beijing: China's northeastern industrial heartland may face winter power and heating cuts after authorities in Beijing spurned requests from provincial...

Shamlapur (Bangladesh)/Dhaka: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh,...