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Sun, 54, was abruptly removed in July from his post as party chief of Chongqing, one of Chinas most important cities. (Photo: AFP)

Communist Party of China leader Sun Zhengcai jailed for life on graft...

Sun admitted in April to an intermediate court in the city of Tianjin that he had taken bribes of more than 170 million...

8 May 2018 8:34 AM GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin.(Photo: AP)

Vladimir Putin 4.0 to launch amid crackdown on opposition

'I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future,'...

7 May 2018 10:24 AM GMT

More than 680,000 Rohingya fled Myanmars Rakhine state beginning in August, after Myanmar security forces began clearance operations in their villages. (Photo: AFP/File)

Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis 'ethnic cleansing'

The statement said the grouping will continue to work UN and other global platforms to address rights violations taking...

7 May 2018 9:21 AM GMT

The insurgent group routinely targets Afghan officials and security forces across the country, though it is more active in southern provinces. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban attack Afghan police patrol in Kandahar, killing 5 officers

A spokesperson in Kandahar says nine other police were wounded in Sunday's attack in Marouf district near the border...

7 May 2018 8:02 AM GMT

A meeting between US president Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would mark a dramatic breakthrough in efforts to resolve the tense standoff over North Koreas effort to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the US mainland. (Photo: AP)

US misleading public, global pressure unfavourable for...

N Korea asserted that the US was 'deliberately' provoking the former, at a time when relations between Pyongyang and...

7 May 2018 7:46 AM GMT

Pakistan Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal

Pak interior minister Ahsan Iqbal injured in gun attack, suspect held:...

Ahsan Iqbal, 59, sustained a bullet wound on his right shoulder.

6 May 2018 2:49 PM GMT

Security forces inspect the site of attack on a military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Seven Indian engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan's Bhaglan: police

It is not known who is responsible for the kidnapping or whether a ransom has been sought for their release.

6 May 2018 10:51 AM GMT

North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un during the Inter-Korean summit in the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom. (Photo: AFP)

North Korea says peace talks not result of US pressure

The pair is set for the first ever face-to-face meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-Un, with a date and venue to be...

6 May 2018 8:40 AM GMT

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of US President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo: AP)

US 'misleads,' ruins detente atmosphere ahead of Trump summit: N

Sunday's comments were among the very few the North has made since Trump agreed in March to the meeting.

6 May 2018 7:19 AM GMT

Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 350 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president. (Photo: AP)

He is not our czar: Nearly 1600 reported arrested in Russian...

Police also used batons against protesters who chanted 'Putin is a thief!' and 'Russia will be free!'

6 May 2018 6:08 AM GMT

China defends Belt and Road Initiative but confident about cooperating with India

China defends Belt and Road Initiative but confident about cooperating...

Addressing a seminar on 'Wuhan Summit: Sino-India Relations and its Way Forward', Luo said BRI would benefit all...

5 May 2018 6:14 AM GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea on April 28. (Photo: AP)

North Korea resets its clock, rejoins South Korea's time zone

'The time-resetting is first practical step taken after historic summit meeting for North and South to become one,' said...

5 May 2018 5:14 AM GMT