Afghanistan: Gunmen kill at least 10 students in attack on Kabul university
The attackers were targeting students and fired on them as they fled in the Afghan capital, one witness said. “They…
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South Korea Hwaseong case: Man who confessed says he’s surprised he wasn’t caught sooner
Lee Chun-jae confessed to the killings in front of Yoon, the only person ever convicted of any of the murders.…
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern appoints country’s first Indigenous female foreign minister
Nanaia Mahuta, who is Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, four years ago also became the country’s first female…
‘Thailand is the land of compromise,’ Thai King says in rare public comments
The Thai King made his first public comments on the pro-democracy demonstrations that have gripped the country for more than…
Philippines typhoon: Super typhoon Goni makes two landfalls after mass evacuations
Typhoon Goni is the strongest storm recorded anywhere in the world so far this year, and ahead of its landfall…
‘Don’t end up a real ghost,’ South Korean officials warn, fearing Halloween virus surge
Officials are patrolling nightclubs in the capital Seoul to make sure they adhere to social distancing rules and are advising…
Same sex couples marry in mass military wedding — a first for Taiwan’s armed forces
The island’s Defence Ministry called it an “open and progressive” move and gave its blessings to all 188 couples married…
New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia
More than 65% of voters backed the proposed law, according to preliminary results of a referendum announced by the country’s…
Xinjiang: China’s most controlled region is facing the country’s biggest coronavirus outbreak in months
While the rest of the country is reporting only a handful of daily cases — with most of those imported…