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India Woos New Nepali PM to Claw Back Ground From China
Prachanda, a former Maoist rebel commander, has chosen New Delhi as his first foreign stop, seeking to rebalance ties that chilled under his pro-China predecessor. KP Oli had sealed trade deals that sought to reduce landlocked Nepal's economic dependence...
Man Booker Prize Judges Announce Shortlist of 6 Novels
Man Booker Prize Judges Announce Shortlist of 6 Novels
Gun, Explosive Attacks on Two Media Offices in Paraguay
The offices of La Jornada newspaper in Ciudad del Este were hit by 18 bullets but nobody was hurt: Report
US Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Pakistan This Week
A powerful US Senate Committee will hold a Congressional hearing this week on the nature of bilateral cooperation with Pakistan on counter-terrorism.
Philippines Attack: Deadly Blasts Rock Market in Davao City
The explosion occurred close to one of Davao's top hotels that is popular with tourists and business people, city spokeswoman Catherine dela Rey told AFP.
Clinton Leads Trump by 7 Pts in One Poll, Trails in Another
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by seven percentage points: Report
115 Zika Cases in Singapore, First Pregnant Woman Diagnosed
Singapore has confirmed its first case of a pregnant woman testing positive for the Zika virus infection, as the number of cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the city-state rose to 115.
Strong Typhoon Lionrock Aims For Japan's Northeast
A strong typhoon was on course on Tuesday for a direct hit on northeastern Japan, with authorities warning of heavy rain and high waves along the Pacific coast.
Philippine President Says No Genocide in His Bloody Drug War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that his bloody anti-drug campaign that has left nearly 1,800 people dead does not amount to genocide
Afghan Security Forces Kill 60 Taliban Militants
The security forces, as a result of operations which lasted for six days, have liberated five villages.
Pak Army Committing 'Tsunami of Rights Violations': Bugti
Pakistani forces are engaged in a "tsunami of human rights violations" in Balochistan: Brahumdagh Bugti.
Italy Earthquake Leaves 37 Dead, Several Towns Devastated
A strong earthquake devastated a string of mountainous towns over a swathe of central Italy early on Wednesday, trapping residents under hills of rubble, with at least 14 people believed killed and many missing.
North Korea Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Towards Japan
North Korea fired a submarine-launched missile on Wednesday that flew about 500 km (311 miles) towards Japan, a show of improving technological capability for the isolated country that has conducted a series of launches in defiance of UN sanctions.
Trump's Psychopathic Traits Surpass Hitler, Claims Oxford Study
While ranking lower than Trump overall, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton far exceeded tyrannical Roman emperor Nero, who ranked 10, on traits such as Machiavellian egocentricity.
US Says Would be Encouraged With Direct Indo-Pak Dialogue
A direct dialogue between India and Pakistan is good for them and the region: US
Hang Pig Heads on Border to Stop Muslim Refugees: Hungarian Politician
Hungary closed its southern border with Serbia last year as around a million refugees and migrants, many of them from Syria, sought to travel from Turkey, through Greece and along the Balkan route to Germany and Scandinavia.
