Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday rejected the preliminary results of the presidential runoff announced Monday, saying he is the winner and the people of Afghanistan want him to announce government.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein Monday called on the people to cooperate with the government in exposing instigators of the recent sectarian riot that took place in the second largest city of Mandalay.
The Australian and Sri Lankan governments have moved swiftly to return a group of 41 Sri Lankan nationals who attempted to arrive illegally in Australia by boat, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday.
Australia has the highest proportion of recreational drug users in the world, according to the United Nation's 2014 World Drug Report, local media reported Monday.
A total of 201 more people from seven townships in Myanmar' second largest city of Mandalay have been charged with violation of curfew order over the past two days and their cases are under investigation, state media reported Monday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday underscored the intractability of history as the nation commemorated the start of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 77 years ago.
July 7 is an anniversary that should be remembered by both Chinese and Japanese.Seventy-seven years ago, at Lugou Bridge, known as Marco Polo Bridge to the Western people, Japanese troops attacked Chinese defenders in the nearby fortress town of Wanping, marking the beginning of the eight-year Anti-Japanese War.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) C Y Leung has awarded 283 people in this year's Honors List, the HKSAR government announced Tuesday.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) C Y Leung has awarded 283 people in this year's Honors List, the HKSAR government announced Tuesday.
A rare fungus, also known as " Himalayan Viagra," is both a source of income and violence across the Himalayas in Nepal.
More than 455,000 people have been displaced since the start of Pakistan's military offensive against Taliban militants in the north of the country over a week ago and the number continues to rise, a UN spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Rainstorms battering south China since June 18 have left 26 people dead and three missing in nine provincial-level regions, according to latest official figures.
The dog meat festival on June 21 in China' s southeastern Yulin city has been a local tradition since the 1990s to celebrate "xiazhi" , the longest day in the year on the Chinese lunar calendar.
A special anti-terrorism campaign in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has delivered a powerful counterpunch to religious extremism and terrorists, according to Chinese experts.
Morning and night markets in Urumqi, capital city of far west China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have been shut down because of the threat of terrorism, local authorities announced on Monday.
Thirteen people were executed on Monday for terrorist attacks and violent crimes in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Three people were sentenced to death and five others were jailed on Monday by a court in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over a terror attack near Beijing's Tian'anmen Square in October 2013.
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