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Yangon: The United Nations named a new interim U.N. resident coordinator for Myanmar on Tuesday, appointing Knut Ostby of Norway to take over the...

Bangkok: Thailand's military government on Tuesday said it will not yet lift a ban on political activity, despite a general election scheduled for next...

Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh): Four Rohingya Muslims, a man, woman and two children, drowned when a small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of refugees...

Manila: Philippine troops on Tuesday killed a pro-IS gunman in the southern city of Marawi, a military official said, eight days after the government...

London: Controversies over fake news have damaged trust in media in the United States and elsewhere, but the impact is far worse for social media and...

Washington: Federal investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election charged President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul...

Jakarta: Indonesian counter-terrorism police killed two militants suspected of having links with a pro-IS network in a shootout on the eastern island of...

Phnom Penh: A top Cambodian court rejected an appeal to free opposition leader Kem Sokha on Tuesday saying his release could be a public risk as the threat...

Beijing: China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering jail terms of up to three years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in...

Seoul/Beijing: Seoul and Beijing agreed on Tuesday to work swiftly to get relations back on track following a year-long standoff over the deployment of a...