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Restaurants in Pakistan Offer Free Food Deals to Motivate People to Vote
More than 20 popular eateries were offering meal deals and citizens will only have to show their "inky thumb" as proof to have fulfilled their civic duty
Abu Dhabi Orders Arrest of 3 Social Media Stars For Participating in 'Kiki' Dance Challenge
As part of the "Kiki" dance challenge, people get out of a slowly moving car and leave the door open as they dance alongside it in sync with the music.
Laos Dam Collapse: Hundreds Missing as Flash Floods Inundate Villages
Several dams are being built or are planned in Laos, an impoverished and landlocked communist country that exports most of its hydropower energy to neighbouring countries like Thailand.
Candles and Chanting: Thai Cave Boys Begin Ceremony to Become Buddhist Novices
The boys and their 25-year-old coach Ekapol Chanthawong had gone to explore the caves on June 23, where they became trapped. They survived for nine days on water dripping from rocks before they were discovered on a muddy mound by divers.
UK Top Diplomat Warns no Brexit Deal 'Now a Very Real Risk'
Big differences remain between Brussels and London over the terms of a new trade setup and the issue of how to regulate the UK's only land border with the EU, between the UK's Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Rock the Vote: Pakistani Political Music Keeps the Party Going
Political parties in Pakistan have used music as a way of spreading slogans and unifying supporters since the rise of pop music in the late 1980s, following the end of a military dictatorship.
Nawaz Sharif on Verge of Kidney Failure a Week After Arrest: Reports
According to reports in Pakistani media, Sharif has been sweating excessively and dehydrating due to conditions inside the prison.
Thai Boys Rescued from Cave to be Ordained in Buddhist Ceremony
The "Wild Boars" are enjoying their first few days home after being discharged from hospital and speaking to the media about their harrowing ordeal inside the Tham Luang cave near the Myanmar border.
From Gutters and War Zones, Pakistan's Colourful Election Candidates
As Pakistan goes to polls in July 25, candidates are flexing their muscles to address the myriad challenges that the country faces.
Macron Security Aide Scandal Deepens with Minister Under Fire
Laurent Wauquiez, the head of the Republicans party, accused the government of "trying to camouflage a matter of state" and said Macron had to clarify the matter to the French people.
Trump Tweets NFL Anthem Protesters Shouldn't be Paid
Protests in which players kneeled during the anthem -- first launched by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016 to highlight racial and social injustices -- put America's most popular sport at the center of a political firestorm last yea...
17 Dead as Tourist Boat Sinks in US Lake
Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said 31 people had been aboard the amphibious vessel, known as a duck boat for its wheels that allow it to ride on land in addition to floating low on the water.
Two Indian-Origin Candidates Join Race for London Mayor
Lucknow-born businesswoman Ruby McGregor-Smith joins the race alongside British Sikh politician Kulveer Ranger, both of whom will go head to head with the others at hustings next month before a vote on the final candidate by October.
UK Students Boycott Rudyard Kipling Over Anti-India Views
English writer Rudyard Kipling's famous poem If', which was written in the late 19th century, had been painted on a wall of the university's newly-refurbished Students' Union.
Tongue-lashings From North Korea's Kim Underscore Shift In Focus to Economy
After racing toward his goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States, Kim in April shifted his focus to the economy.
Nikki Haley Says Human Rights Council is UN's 'Greatest Failure', Defends US Withdrawal
Alleging that Human Rights Council has been, not a place of conscience, but a place of politics, Haley said the UN body has focused its attention unfairly and relentlessly on Israel.