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Maiduguri (Nigeria): A suicide bomber attacked a cattle market on Monday in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, the city worst hit in the seven-year...

Soke (Turkey): Those in the small Turkish town of Soke who knew Mevlut Altintas, the smartly dressed, clean-shaven young man who shot dead Russia's...

Jakarta: Indonesian militants supporting IS planned to attack a police post on New Year's eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on...

Bangkok: At least 400 victims of Asia's 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday. The...

Bangkok: Thailand's success in attracting huge numbers of tourists has put some infrastructure for handling the influx under pressure, an economist with...

London: Madonna, Elton John and Paul McCartney paid tribute on Monday to British pop idol George Michael, who has died age 53 after a career of soulful...

Seoul: The detained friend of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye, at the centre of a corruption scandal engulfing Park's administration,...

Beijing: It was strangely muted when George Michael, as part of the British pop duo Wham! took the stage at the Workers Gymnasium in Beijing in April 1985,...

Shanghai: China has detained 11 people for dumping more than 2,900 tonnes of garbage into the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news...

Beijing: China promised strong support on Monday for its newest friend in Africa, the former Taiwan ally Sao Tome and Principe, whose foreign minister made...