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Sri Lanka approves capital punishment for drug crimes

The Sri Lankan cabinet has unanimously approved a move to bring back capital punishment for drug-related crimes, the Times of India reports citing a senior minister. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera, minister of the Buddhist order, said President Maithripala Sirisena had recently...

Saudi Arabia arrests defence ministry official on bribery charges

Authorities in Saudi Arabia say a Defence Ministry official has...

Divers rescue all from cave

The Thai Navy SEAL divers have rescued all 12 boys...

Divers rescue 11th boy from Thai cave

An eleventh person was rescued on Tuesday from a flooded...

Afghan suicide bomber kills 10

At least ten people, including two intelligence service agents and...

Divers start final mission to bring out last five from Thai cave

The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave complex...

Taiwan braces for super typhoon Maria

Taiwan is bracing for super typhoon Maria on Tuesday, with...

Thai boat capsize: Rescuers recover three more bodies

Thai rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the Andaman...

South Korea scraps war drill as talks with North go on

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim...

Thai cave rescuers free four boys, suspend operations

Rescuers suspended operations for the day after bringing four more...

Nirbhaya gang rape case: Indian SC upholds death sentence

The Indian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for...

Search for survivors after Japan floods kill 110

Rescuers in western Japan dug through mud and rubble on...

Thai cave rescue operation resumes

An operation to rescue a group of Thai boys and...

Myanmar court charges Reuters reporters

A court in Myanmar has charged two jailed Reuters journalists...

Death of rape victim's father: Indian police charge lawmaker’s brother

Indian police on Saturday charged five people, including the brother...

Divers rescue four boys trapped inside cave in Thailand

Rescuers in Thailand have retrieved the first of the 12...

Mission begins to rescue Thai cave boys

A dangerous mission to rescue 12 Thai schoolboys and their...

Death toll from Japan rain mounts to 64

The death toll from unprecedented rains in Japan rose to...

Imran Khan blames Nawaz Sharif for rise in Pakistan’s debts

The timing of the accountability court’s verdict against former Pakistan...

N.Korea terms talks with Pompeo ‘regrettable’

North Korea says high-level talks with a US delegation led...

Torrential rain kills at least 38 killed in Japan

At least 50 people were missing as torrential rain that...

‘Don’t worry’, Thai boys write to parents from cave

The Thai boys trapped in a cave have exchanged emotional...

Death toll in Thai boat capsize reaches 33; 23 still missing

Despite fading hopes, rescuers in Thailand resumed a search on...

No breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran after US exit

World powers and Iran appeared to make no concrete breakthrough...

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