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Hong Kong protests cross half-year mark with rally
Marchers were expected to fill Hong Kong streets Sunday in a protest that will test the enduring appeal of an anti-government movement marking a half year of demonstrations.
Sri Lanka to firmly support, accelerate Port City development: PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Saturday that his government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country.
North Korea says denuclearization not on negotiating table
North Korea said Saturday that denuclearization has "already gone out of the negotiation table" and it does not need to have lengthy talks with the United States as the end-of-year deadline set by its leader Kim Jong Un for substantial U.S. concessions in nuclear diplomacy looms.
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.