South Korean troops have shot dead a man trying to swim across a border river…
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India police arrest youths for gang rape of 10-year-old in Assam
Five youths have been arrested in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam for allegedly gang-raping…
Bangladesh: Abdul Kader Mullah gets death penalty for war crimes
Bangladesh's Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an Islamist leader against his jail term…
The President of Vietnam and Viktor Orbán discuss the expansion of trade between Vietnam and Hungary
Both the Hungarian and the Vietnamese governments would like to improve trade turnover between the…
Lauper pushes for marriage equality
Cyndi Lauper has sent a message to Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott to consider the rights…
Sydney man around the world in 622 days
He's just run more than 26,000 kilometres and is set to be declared the fastest…
Army colonel Edward Loden killed in Kenya
A retired British army colonel has been shot and killed during a robbery at his…
Somalia aims to get a million more children into school
The authorities in Somalia are launching a campaign to get one million more children into…
Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by poachers in Hwange
Poachers have used poison to kill 41 elephants in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, an official…
China-backed firm plans 600 MW Zimbabwe electricity plant
Chinese-backedChinaAfrica Sunlight Energy said it will begin work early next year on a 600 MW…