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Australia Slams China's 'Unacceptable' Treatment of Jailed Writer Amid Reports of Torture
In an unusually frank statement, Marise Payne said she was 'very concerned by reports from a recent consular visit to Australian citizen Dr Yang Hengjun'.
Police Shoot Dead Suspect after Several Stabbed in 'Terrorist Incident' on London Bridge
PM Boris Johnson, who has called a snap election for December 12 and is due to host NATO leaders, including US President Donald Trump next week, returned to Downing Street and was updated on the incident.
Meet Pak's 'Leather Jacket Girl' Whose Viral Video of 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna' Inspired a Movement
Fraught with fee hikes, harassment scandals and campus arrests, these students across Pakistan have been demanding better education and a free and fair academic environment.
In US, Fear about Climate Change Prompts Widespread Worry, Churns Up Psychological Storm
About six in 10 Americans say they are at least 'somewhat worried' about global warming and 23 percent say they are 'very worried,' according to a survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities in March and April.
Britain’s Labour Party Accuses PM Boris Johnson of Plotting 'Toxic' Deal to Sell NHS to Trump
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held up what he claimed were 451 pages of previously secret documents that proved Johnson was seeking to put the National Health Service (NHS) on the table in a post-Brexit trade deal.
Japan Approves Restart for Nuclear Reactor Closest to Epicentre of 2011 Earthquake
The station was swamped by the tsunami, but survived with its cooling system intact, saving its reactors from the threat of meltdowns.
No Money, No Hope: South Korea's 'Dirt Spoons' Turn Against Moon
The concept of dirt spoons and gold spoons, as those from better-off families are known, have been around for many years but exploded onto the political scene in recent years, undercutting support for liberal President Moon Jae-in.
16 Years After Body Found Buried Under School Playground, 19 Chinese Punished for Murder Cover-up
Deng Shiping was overseeing the construction of a playground at the middle school where he worked in Huaihua city, central Hunan province, when he disappeared in 2003.
'When Will the Bloodshed Stop in My Country?' Thousands of Notes and Prayers on Iraq's 'Wall of Wishes'
Just off Baghdad's Tahrir Square, ground zero for a protest movement that remains unbowed despite the deaths of hundreds of demonstrators in a government crackdown, protesters have set up a 'wall of wishes'.
Australian Volunteer Firefighter Lit 7 Blazes Before Returning to Help Colleagues Extinguish Them: Police
Six people have been killed, hundreds of homes destroyed and more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) scorched across Australia since early October.
Thieves Grab Jewels & Treasures Worth 'Up to a Billion Euros' from East German Museum
There was no immediate comment from museum staff. The collection was founded in the 18th century by August the Strong, Elector of Saxony and later King of Poland.
1 killed, 4 injured as 5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks South China
The Jingxi emergency department said some houses cracked and rocks littered the streets in the aftershocks of the quake.
Child Killed by Falling Ice Sculpture at Luxembourg Christmas Market
The accident happened just metres from the ice rink at the capital city's annual Christmas fair which opened on Thursday.
Benjamin Netanyahu Accuses Iran of Planning Attacks on Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the remarks on a visit to an army base near the border with conflict-ravaged Syria on Sunday.
Israel First Democracy to Expel Human Rights Watch Worker for Supporting Boycott of Jewish State
US citizen Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group's director for Israel and the Palestinian territories, is to be deported from Israel on Monday over his alleged support of a boycott of the Jewish state.
Hong Kong Votes in Election Seen as Referendum on Protests
There has been a rare break in the violence in recent days as protesters, anxious to validate their cause through the ballot box, hit the pause button to ensure the polls won't be postponed.