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Sydney: Coal has washed up in waters dangerously close to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, environmental authorities said on Wednesday, following an...

Sydney: A sinkhole opened up less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mile) from Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's home in the wealthy Sydney suburb of...

Kabul: At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast outside the Supreme Court in the centre of the Afghan capital, government officials said,...

Seoul: South Korea's special prosecutor has indicted a former culture minister and a former top aide to President Park Geun-hye on charges of abuse of...

Taichung (Taiwan): Taiwan plans to build 66 jet trainer aircraft, with a scheduled maiden flight by 2020, to bolster defences against China which has never...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday corrupt police will be sent to a violence-racked stronghold of militants or they should quit,...

Manila: Peace talks between the Philippine government and communist rebels to end nearly five decades of conflict are still possible even though the...

Beijing: China is proposing a further tightening of controls over the Internet with the possible establishment of a new commission to vet Internet services...

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was left teetering on the brink of a minority government on Tuesday when a prominent lawmaker quit to...

Manila: Philippine Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez will not reconsider her decision to shut down 23 of the country's 41 mines,...