Former Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has been charged with murder over the death of a…
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Sri Lanka Matale ‘mass grave could be a crime site’
Human remains in what appears to be a mass grave unearthed last month in central…
Yemeni court jails 93 Republican Guard soldiers
Yemen's military prosecutors say a military tribunal has sentenced 93 soldiers and officers of the…
Iran says it got 2 more US drones in past missions
The naval chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims Iranian forces had captured at least two…
Iran: US ScanEagle drone ‘captured over Gulf’
The Iranian military says it has captured an unmanned US drone aircraft in its airspace…
French minister threatens to expel Arcelor Mittal
Arcelor Mittal is no longer welcome in France, its minister for industrial recovery, has said,…
Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy shares rise after merger
Shares in Japanese infrastructure giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy have soared after they said they…
Nestle in Chinese medicine deal with Li Ka-Shing’s firm
Nestle, the world's biggest food group, has agreed a deal to develop treatments based on…
Kuwait election: Opposition hails boycott as turnout falls
Opposition groups say their demand for a boycott of Kuwait's parliamentary election has been a…
Kazakhstan lauds leader on new holiday
Kazakhstan is observing a new holiday lauding President Nursultan Nazarbayev, part of a growing cult…