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Capital of Hubei province sits on the Yangtze river and is the birthplace of China’s steel industryThe city of Wuhan is one of China’s largest industrial hubs and a major crossroads. The capital of Hubei province has 11 million people and is under an u…
Former head of opposition party faces 30 years in prison over charges which most consider politically motivatedThe trial of a top Cambodian opposition leader charged with treason has begun, more than two years after he was arrested in what is widely se…
Scientists warn ‘hazardous eruption’ imminent as offices, schools and airports closedLava has gushed out of a volcano in the Philippines after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down the country’s main airport, of…
Rape and murder of woman in 2012 shocked India and brought protesters out on to the streetsA death warrant has been issued for the four men convicted of the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a young woman on a bus in Delhi, which galvanised protests across …
Indonesian soldiers spray disinfectant to battle disease as death toll passes 60, with thousands more living in emergency shelters Mudslides and power blackouts have hampered the search for people missing in massive floods in Indonesia’s capital, where…
End to hostilities is a key demand of Washington before any peace deal could be signed The Taliban’s ruling council has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, …
Modi’s Hindu nationalists win 25 of 81 seats in Jharkhand, ending five years of ruleThe Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has lost a key state election, a setback for the party as it faces huge anti-government protests again…
PM denies law is anti-Muslim as police clash with demonstrators across IndiaClashes have continued between Indian police and protesters angered by a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims, as the prime minister, Narendra Modi, used a rally for his H…
Leaders in refugee camps says justice will be delivered based on the evidence they have provided of Myanmar atrocitiesRohingya refugees have hit back at Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims at the international court of justice in testimony on Wednesday after she…
New Zealand PM says she hopes artificial intelligence may one day stop attacks being live streamedJacinda Ardern has said she will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial, a…
Workers told to stay home during two-day drive to control virus that has killed 62 peopleSamoa’s main streets were eerily quiet on Thursday as the government stepped up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people.The government told mo…
Allan and Wilma Hyrons found in Sulu province where they had been held by Isis affiliatesTroops in the Philippines have rescued a British national and his Filipina wife who were abducted by gunmen at a beach resort last month and taken to the jungle hi…
Vehicles with odd or even licence plates are banned from roads on alternate daysDelhi restricted many private vehicles from the roads on Monday to try to lessen pollution as India grapples with a public health crisis over its toxic smog.The “odd-even” …
Protesters plan more action after violent night that saw attack on state-owned Xinhua agencyChina’s state-owned news agency, Xinhua, has denounced the attack on its Hong Kong office by pro-democracy protesters as “barbaric”.In a brief statement late on…
Five group members get one-year terms under law that bans information that endangers or demoralises militaryA court in Myanmar has sentenced five members of a traditional theatrical troupe to a year in prison for their gibes about the military.The memb…