EightTurkishsoldierswerekilledand13otherswoundedduringclashesinnorthwestSyria'sAfrinregion,TurkishGeneralStaffsaidlateThursday.Thedeathtoll,releasedbytheTurkish
Brunei is looking forward to more economic cooperation from China and other countries in the world, so as to diversify the oil-rich sultanate's economy from hydrocarbon industries, a senior government official told Xinhua Monday morning.
25 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science members of Asian descent have written toAcademy leaders protesting "tasteless and offensive skits" mocking Asians during the 88thAcademy Awards late February, according to Los Angeles Times.
Ten Syrians "related to" the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing information from the Russian Federal Security Service.