Iran registers presidential candidates for early vote after Raisi’s death
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran started on Thursday registration of candidates for an early election next month following the death of…
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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,…
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…
Indian capital swelters as temperature hits all-time high of 52.9 Celsius
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Delhi recorded an all-time high temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday as extreme heat…
‘A mountain fell on them’ says rescue worker at PNG landslide site
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Families in Yambali village in Papua New Guinea were sleeping peacefully in their beds when a "mountain"…
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…