China allows visa-free entry for overseas groups on cruise ships
BEIJING: China will allow visa-free entry for foreign tour groups that come to the country via cruise ships in a…
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Indonesia searches for 35 still missing in deadly Sumatra floods
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The search for 35 people who are still missing from flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's…
Wildlife park in China under probe for deaths of tigers, some found in freezers
BEIJING: A wildlife park in east China is being investigated following accusations that 20 Siberian tigers had died in the…
Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah; battles rage in northern Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters): Israeli tanks pushed deeper into Rafah on Tuesday (May 14), reaching some residential areas of the southern Gazan…
‘Paying the price for misinformation’
Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticising Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – and…
Four dead in New Caledonia riots, France declares state of emergency
SYDNEY/PARIS (Reuters) -France declared a state of emergency on the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Wednesday after three young…
Putin set to visit Beijing this week
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin will visit China this week on the invitation of leader Xi Jinping, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.
Slovakian PM in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says
PRAGUE (AP): Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting Wednesday (May…
Singapore to inaugurate new PM as Lee makes way after 20 years in charge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will inaugurate Lawrence Wong on Wednesday as its new prime minister and fourth leader since independence…