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 The commander of Congolese government troops fighting Ugandan Islamist rebels in the restive east of country was killed in an…

Myanmar's president gave his backing on Thursday for amending a military drafted constitution and indicated support for changes that would…

An 85-year old Palestinian died on Thursday after inhaling tear gas fired by the Israeli army to disperse protesters in…

Israeli former prime minister Ariel Sharon's health deteriorated further on Thursday, with his “vital organs” failing, the hospital where he has been…

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday reversed a decision to withdraw soldiers from Anbar cities and ordered reinforcements to…

Cambodian troops armed with batons and rifles broke up a protest on Thursday by textile workers demanding a doubling of…

A Chinese man landed himself, literally, in the midst of a territorial dispute between Asia's two great powers, crash-landing a…

Thai stocks and the baht currency tumbled on Thursday as uncertainty deepened about a February election that anti-government forces are…

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital Thursday after suffering a "heart problem" on his way to…

Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district of the…