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Death toll hits 100 as Gaza campaign enters 4th day

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday, raising the toll in four…

Japan's crying lawmaker quits post [Video]

A provincial Japanese politician, who was filmed crying like a toddler while trying to explain…

Israeli air strikes kill six in Gaza; Northern Israel hit by projectile

Israeli air strikes on Friday, killed six Palestinians, including one attack on the home of…

Australia PM plays down setback in carbon tax repeal plan

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday brushed off a defeat in the Senate on repealing…

ILO probes Bolivia law allowing children to work from age 10

GENEVA (AFP) - The International Labour Organization said Thursday it was investigating a new law…

India sharply hikes 'sin tax' on cigarettes

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's finance minister introduced a double-digit hike in "sin tax" on…

Malaysia lawmaker apologises for World Cup Hitler tweet

A Malaysian lawmaker apologised Thursday for a tweet praising Adolf Hitler following Germany's World Cup…

Aturu, Nigeria's human rights lawyer dies

Bamidele Aturu, one of Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyers,  is dead.

Nigerians dupe lonely American women via Malaysia

Nigerian internet scammers based in Malaysia are swindling American women in their hundreds.

Tennis great Djokovic to wed longtime girlfriend, Ristic

Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic will wed longtime girlfriend Jelena Ristic on Thursday in a…