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Canadian businessman Michael Spavor poses with girls at a school in Rason Special Economic Zone, North Korea, 2012 The social media accounts and messaging apps of a Canadian businessman detained …

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “Message to Compatriots in Taiwan” at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China …

Policemen stand next to a car which plowed into pedestrians on New Year day in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY At least eight …

Hindu voters wait to cast their vote outside a voting center during the general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh Election-related violence killed 17 people in Bangladesh on Sunday, a police spokesman …

A top official at a Indian state-run university urged his students to “murder” fellow students if confronted instead of complaining to him, amid a wave of violence being reported from …

U.S. President Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade …

File photo: South Korean President Moon Jae-in with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants to hold more summits with South Korea’s …

Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a New Year letter to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, said on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a …

A destroyed house is seen after a tropical depression descended upon Daet, Camarines Norte, the Philippines At least 22 people have died due to landslides and flooding triggered by a …

An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were possible on parts of the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia …