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On Monday, a small US Air Force plane crashes in Afghanistan's Taliban-held area in the Ghazni province which lies south of Kabul. The number of people on board is yet to be disclosed but according to an Afghan official two pilots were…

Republic Day is celebrated every year in India on January 26 to honour the Constitution of India replacing the Government of India Act (1935). On November 26, 1949, the Indian Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly but…

On Friday after a heavy snowfall, an avalanche occurred at an altitude of about 3,230 metres close to the Annapurna base camp. Around four South Koreans and three Nepalis still remain missing while 200 people have been rescued after the…

On Friday, seven people were arrested along with an off-duty Hong Kong police officer as they tried o put pro-democracy posters on a footbridge in Tuen Mun. This is the first-ever known case where a police officer faced an arrest for…

Since last month, several patients in a Chinese city have been showing symptoms similar to pneumonia from an unknown mystery virus. Health officials are worried as this could lead to a potential outbreak similar to SARS. New cases have been…

Carlos Ghosn, the ex-chairman of Nissan, is said to have fled to Lebanon in a musical instrument box trying to escape a trial in Japan. According to Ghosn, he has done so to escape from "injustice and political persecution." Ghosn was…

Since the ban on online gambling in August around 7000+ Cambodians have lost jobs while dozens of casinos are closed down. There are more losses to be expected when the government officials announce to begin inspections on Tuesday. The…

The Turkish Parliament has received the bill that allows troops to be deployed in Libya while the Libyan conflict intensifies. Turkey is allied with Libya's current UN-backed government which is based in the country's capital of Tripoli. No…