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North Korea says it carried out 'very important test'
North Korea said Sunday it carried out a "very important test" at its long-range rocket launch site that will have a key effect on the country's strategic position.
Devastating fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital
At least 43 people died on Sunday in a devastating fire that broke out in a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi, police said.
Indian woman who alleged gang-rape dies after burn attack
An alleged rape victim in northern India set on fire on her way to a court hearing in the case she filed died in a hospital in New Delhi, officials said Saturday.
400 people evacuated from hotel blaze in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya
About 400 people were evacuated on Friday after a fire gutted a hotel in Thailand's popular resort city of Pattaya.
HKSAR gov't urges political figures to stop asking for foreign intervention in Hong Kong affairs
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government expressed on Friday deep regret over the spreading of untrue claims overseas in recent days by some Hong Kong political figures who urged foreign governments or legislatures to interfere with the affairs of the HKSAR.
RHB Bank to shut down Hong Kong operations
Malaysia-based RHB Bank has decided to close its business operations in Hong Kong due to an increasingly challenging environment.
Demonstrators besiege Pakistan newspaper 2nd time in a week
Dozens of protesters briefly besieged the office of a well-known independent newspaper in Islamabad, chanting slogans against the editor and staff and setting fire to copies of the paper before fleeing.
North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump 'dotard'
North Korea threatened Thursday to resume insults of U.S. President Donald Trump and consider him a "dotard" if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as "rocket man."
Journalists rally to denounce threats to Pakistani newspaper
Pakistani journalists and rights activists have rallied in support of a leading newspaper in Islamabad and elsewhere, days after Islamists gathered at the newspaper, threatening staff and demanding its editor be hanged.
9 killed after bus hits stationary goods truck in India's Madhya Pradesh
At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured after a passenger bus hit a stationary goods truck Thursday in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, police said.