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China’s first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 is scheduled to be launched into space between April 20 and 24, according to the office of China’s manned space Read more
The government of Japan lodged a protest with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday over the test-firing of a missile by the Read more
China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as a U.S. aircraft carrier group Read more
AC Milan have been sold to Chinese investors Rossoneri Sport Investment Lux. The seven-time European champions have been owned by former three-time Italy prime minister Silvio Berlusconi Read more
BEIJING/PYONGYANG – Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said on Thursday, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged the North to halt its Read more
Pakistan executed two militants Tuesday who officials said were convicted of terrorism-related offenses by military courts. The deaths by hanging took place on a day Read more
In six months, a 27-year-old woman Jin Qi is expected to have a nose and a mouth after losing them 25 years ago, thanks to Read more
The police on Monday arrested a Thai man for slashing his daughter’s throat after an argument about her Facebook and smartphone use. Sornkrai Poonperm, police Read more
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton dominated the Chinese Grand Prix to take his first win of the year and move into a share of the championship Read more
NEW DELHI — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said it is up to the Tibetan people to decide whether the institution of the Dalai Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he made strides during his first bilateral summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but did not provide full Read more
US President Donald Trump has welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida resort for their first summit. Mr Trump said the two men had Read more
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping will be looking for signs that U.S. foreign policy is shifting more toward his own this week when he sits Read more
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, said that the Chinese EximBank that initially promised to provide 85 per cent of the funds for the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, Read more
North Korea on Monday criticised the U.S. for adopting double standards on Japan’s recent rocket launch on March 17. The report quoted a spokesman of Read more
Officials said on Sunday that 400 paramilitary troopers of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were taken ill and subsequently admitted in hospitals in Read more
A total of 18 live streaming apps have been closed for broadcasting illegal content, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on Sunday. A number Read more
The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the Read more
Police have made a sixth arrest in connection with a brutal mob attack on Nigerian students in northern India that rights groups labelled a hate Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on April 6-7, China’s Read more
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa launched a new drug programme to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) on Friday in a bid to combat the leading cause of Read more
Saudi Arabia’s women are rising up to take on their oppressors – at least according to a comic that was recently presented in the ultra-conservative Read more
North Korea’s state media says its military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine. Leader Kim Jong-un declared the test “a new birth” for the Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an “important person”, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Read more
BEIJING – With warm words from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended his first trip to Asia since taking Read more
BANGKOK — Australian scientists, working with counterparts in Myanmar, are hoping to reduce Myanmar’s high death toll from snake bites in rural communities, especially among Read more
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Wednesday it will hold an election on May 9 to choose a successor for former President Park Geun-hye, Read more
A Malaysian official says authorities have used DNA to confirm the identity of Kim Jon Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Read more
DENPASAR, Indonesia – A court in the Indonesian holiday island of Bali jailed a British man and his Australian girlfriend on Monday for their roles Read more
DUBAI/LAGOS – Abu Dhabi-listed Etisalat is considering a sale of its stake in Etisalat Nigeria after the local unit defaulted on a $1.2 billion loan payment Read more
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