Hong Kong passes China national anthem bill amid protests by democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong passed a bill on Thursday that would criminalise disrespect of China's national anthem, a move critics see as...
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Magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolts Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck north of Halmahera near the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia on Thursday, the...
Get off the grass: Local resident tells Australian PM to move during stimulus announcement
Australian PM Scott Morrison travelled to a housing construction site in Googong, 28km (17 miles) south of Canberra to announce...
US: Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case
Demonstrations in cities across the US to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on...
Explained: Are asymptomatic coronavirus patients safe or silent carriers?
China said 300 symptomless carriers of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic, had not been found...
Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang’s threat
South Korea said Thursday it planned to push new laws to ban activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border...
PIA pilot of doomed flight ignored air traffic control, says Pakistani aviation authority
The pilot of the plane that crashed into a residential area in Karachi last month had reportedly ignored air traffic...
Mexico overtakes US coronavirus daily deaths, sets records
Mexico overtook the United States in daily reported deaths from the novel coronavirus for the first time on Wednesday, with...
India-China border dispute: Importance of Pangong Tso and why its fingers are much sought after
Remember the climax scene of the blockbuster Hindi movie '3 Idiots'? It was shot at the Pangong Tso. The movie...
North Korea warns South Korea to stop defectors from sending anti-North leaflets: KCNA
The sister of North Korea’s leader has warned South Korea to stop defectors from sending leaflets into the demilitarized zone...
Tiananmen anniversary marked by crackdown, Hong Kong vigil ban
China tightened controls over dissidents while pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and elsewhere sought ways to mark the 31st anniversary...
Nations must uphold human dignity as Covid-19 impacts migrants, refugees: UN Chief
Refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants are among the hardest hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic, UN chief Antonio Guterres...
40 primary students, teachers stabbed in primary school in China
About 40 students and staff members of a primary school in China were stabbed by a security guard, official media...
George Floyd had tested positive for Covid-19, shows autopsy report
A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released...
Four people, including child, injured in London shooting
Four people, including three adults and a child, were shot in north London late on Wednesday and an investigation has...
Trump’s favourite hydroxychloroquine fails to prevent Covid infection in high profile US study
The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for coronavirus was ineffective in preventing infection in...
Stricter charges in George Floyd killing may give clearer path to conviction of 4 Minneapolis cops
Prosecutors seeking to put a former Minneapolis police officer in prison for the death of George Floyd bolstered allegations on...
Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military, protests
US President Donald Trump's Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests on Wednesday but then...
George Floyd’s death: Former US Defense chief Mattis rips Donald Trump for dividing Americans
In an extraordinary rebuke, former defense secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump's heavy-handed use of military force...
George Floyd’s death: Greek demonstrators hurl firebombs towards US embassy in Athens
Demonstrators hurled firebombs in a march towards the US Embassy compound in Athens on Wednesday in a protest over the...
