North Korea’s Kim: party congress to unveil plans for nuclear-war deterrent, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the upcoming congress of the ruling Workers’ Party will unveil next-stage plans for […]
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After toppling Hasina, young Bangladeshis turn back to old guard
Dhaka University student Sadman Mujtaba Rafid defied his parents and police to join protests that toppled former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh
Divers to be deployed in search for missing in Philippine ferry sinking
The Philippine Coast Guard will deploy divers on Tuesday to search for the remaining missing passengers after a vessel carrying
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Philippines lodges ‘firm representations’ to Chinese embassy over ‘escalating’ war of words on South China Sea
The Philippine foreign ministry said on Monday it had made “firm representations” to China’s embassy and its ambassador in Manila
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia’s West Java rises to 17
The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia’s West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday,
Taiwan monitoring ‘abnormal’ China military leadership changes after top general put under investigation
Taiwan is monitoring what it called “abnormal” changes to China’s military leadership after its most senior general was put under