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Rohingya crisis: Memories scarred for life following violence and mass exodus, say survivors

Aisha, a 20-year-old mother, wants to educate her daughter but added that she "does not even know what will happen in the future". → Read More

South Korea's 'decapitation unit': All you need to know of the elite force tasked to 'eliminate' Kim Jong-un

South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test. → Read More

Yemen crisis: War or peace, what will follow former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's death?

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said their fighters killed former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh for his "treason". → Read More

China conducts air drills near Korean peninsula in apparent show of force to US and South Korea

The exercise involved Chinese air force reconnaissance planes, fighter jets, and an early warning and control aircraft. → Read More

Is North Korea-US war imminent? Russia says already 'making calculations, preparations'

North Korea launched its Hwasong-15 ICBM on Wednesday, 29 November, infuriating the US and its allies Japan and South Korea even further. → Read More

Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication date announced

The 83-year-old, who had expressed his desire for abdication due to his growing age, will be the first Japanese emperor in two centuries to renounce his throne. → Read More

North Korea confirms it tested a Hwasong-15 ICBM as South retaliates with missile drill

South Korea conducted a missile test exercise soon after the North launched its "highest" ever projectile that reached a height of 4,500km. → Read More

New ballistic missile test? North Korea radio signals put Japan, US and South Korea on alert

"North Korea might launch a missile within the next few days," a Japanese government source said, based on new radio signals intercepted from North Korea. → Read More

Solar power energising health aid for ailing Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

UN Migration Agency IOM estimates nearly one million Rohingya Muslims have so far taken refuge in makeshift settlements in different parts of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area. → Read More

US preparing to fly up to 10 stealth fighter jets over Korean peninsula as part of massive air drill

Six F-22 Raptor and up to four F-35A Lightning stealth fighter jets of the US Air Force will engage in enemy infiltration and precision strike drills with South Korean Air Force fighter jets. → Read More

North Korea replaced all border guards following recent soldier defection says intel source

The commanders of the responsible military unit and senior officers "might have undergone punishment" following the defection, the intelligence source said. → Read More

Lebanese PM Hariri refutes Saudi Arabia house arrest claims calling it 'a lie'

Prime Minister Saad Hariri tweeted that his stay in Saudi Arabia was to consult security situation in Lebanon. → Read More

Toddler allegedly raped by father's colleague who was asked to look after her

The accused, Santosh Rai, 21, who works as a security guard in south Delhi has been charged with rape under India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Posco) Act.. → Read More

India moves ahead with another transgender appointment for government post

Ganga Kumari, a 24-year-old transgender, has finally been inducted as a constable in the Rajasthan state police department. → Read More

Florida man arrested on suspicion of attempting to make weapon of mass destruction

Florida police said the man was in possession of chemical substances similar to those found in the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. → Read More

Dating, sex and relationships are part of unusual courses offered in South Korean universities

Decline in birth rate in South Korea and the lack of interest among youth in building lasting relationships reportedly prompted academicians to frame the course. → Read More

Asean summit: Duterte croons 'You are the love I have been waiting for' for Trump

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump met officially on the sidelines of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. → Read More

Aung San Suu Kyi and Bob Geldof: What they said on the Rohingya crisis

Irish singer and songwriter Bob Geldof protested after having to share the Freedom of the City of Dublin honour with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. → Read More

Iran earthquake death toll rises to 141 with over 1,000 reported injured

Tehran has declared three days of mourning as rescue and relief operations continue amid fears of a further rise in the casualty figures. → Read More

Sexual harassment survey: British, French and Finnish women in Europe have lowest tolerance

Nearly 50% respondents from the UK, France and Finland said they considered staring at breasts sexual harassment, while it was less than 30% in Germany and Denmark. → Read More