Aliyev says Azerbaijan to start resettling capital of Karabakh region in September
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said that from September Baku will begin to resettle the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh,…
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South Korea presses ahead with medical school admissions hike despite trainee doctor strike
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Thursday its medical schools will accept almost 1,500 additional students next year, pressing…
ANC on course to lose majority in South Africa’s seismic election
MIDRAND, South Africa (Reuters) -The African National Congress appeared poised on Thursday to lose a parliamentary majority it has held…
Vatican investigator urges bishops to report all suspected child abuse
ROME (Reuters) - The head of the Vatican office that disciplines predator priests on Tuesday called on bishops across the…
Thailand set to indict former PM Thaksin over royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said on…
Iran’s Khamenei seeks trusted hardliner to replace Raisi in June vote
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran fires the starting gun this week on an election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, whose death…
North Korea sends balloons carrying excrement to the south as a ‘gift’
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash and excrement across the heavily fortified border to South Korea…
Volcano in Iceland erupts for fifth time since December
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -A volcano in southwestern Iceland sent glowing hot lava shooting more than 50 metres into the air on…
South Korea, UAE sign deal to slash import duties at leaders’ summit
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a trade pact on Wednesday to sharply cut import duties…