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Loyal dog refuses to leave owner's grave

Dejected dog jumps to death after owner's demise

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By Agrima Tikader

When the family of a deceased woman brought her body home her bereaved pet took its own life by...

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India's Modi makes surprise China border visit after clash

Both sides have blamed each other for the incident.

9 hours ago

By AFP News

North Korea's children wearing face masks

Kim signals North Korea to keep border closed

The nuclear-armed North closed its borders in late January as the virus spread...

By AFP News

US under siege as pandemic accelerates, Britain eases quarantine

Travellers arriving into Britain from Germany, France, Spain and Italy will no...

By Leila Macor with AFP bureaus

Hong Kong Bar Association 'gravely concerned' by security law

On Wednesday the first arrests were made under the new law.

By Jerome Taylor

Biden campaign outraises Trump for second straight month

Biden and his supporters brought in a staggering $141 million in June.

By AFP News

After vote extending his rule, Putin risks era of 'stagnation'

Putin has already been in power for 20 years.

By Jonathan Brown

Judge lifts ban on 'tell-all' book by Trump's niece

The ruling issued Wednesday allows publisher Simon & Schuster to print and...

By AFP News

US virus cases smash daily record as global infections soar

Restaurants, bars and beaches in the world's worst-hit nation closed from...

By Andrew Marzal with AFP bureaus

Funeral mix-up: family mourns and cremates wrong body

Due to a mix-up at the morgue, the family of a deceased man ended up cremating...

By Agrima Tikader

Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests

Gatherings of more than 50 people are currently banned under anti-coronavirus...

By Jerome Taylor, Yan Zhao

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The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat

By Beiyi Seow

The complex contains Asia's first maximum-security lab equipped to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) such as Ebola.

12 more charter flights scheduled to repatriate stranded British citizens from India

By Agrima Tikader

Seven charter flights previously repatriated British citizens from India.

Coronavirus: Best way to wash your hands

WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises

By Laurent Thomet with Issam Ahmed in Washington

Globally, the virus has killed more than 3,100 people and infected over 90,000.

High Seas Piracy Is Alive And Well. Can We Kill It?

By Yarden Gross

Pirates who steal cargo or, increasingly, kidnap crews and hold them for ransom "earn" tens of millions of dollars a...

India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill 100 million

By Issam Ahmed

India and Pakistan remain in conflict over Kashmir, and every month or so you can read about people dying along the...

America's first cannabis cafe opens in Hollywood

By Jocelyne Zablit

In California, which has the world's largest legal marijuana market, recreational pot became legal in 2018

Among The Believers In North Korea's 'Holy Land'

By Sebastien Berger

The alleged birthplace of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has become a pilgrimage destination.

Versace apologises after Chinese outcry over T-shirt print debacle

By Agrima Tikader

Versace apologises for inaccurately acknowledging Hong Kong and Macau as countries instead of Chinese territories.

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A skull is pictured inside the catacomb of Priscilla, an ancient underground burial places under Rome. (Photo: REUTERS/Max Rossi)

Private Facebook groups illegally selling human remains and macabre curios

Missing soldier found bludgeoned to death; woman charged for helping murderer

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World

Dejected dog jumps to death after owner's demise

India's Modi makes surprise China border visit after clash

Kim signals North Korea to keep border closed

US under siege as pandemic accelerates, Britain eases quarantine

Hong Kong Bar Association 'gravely concerned' by security law

Biden campaign outraises Trump for second straight month

After vote extending his rule, Putin risks era of 'stagnation'

Judge lifts ban on 'tell-all' book by Trump's niece

US virus cases smash daily record as global infections soar

Funeral mix-up: family mourns and cremates wrong body

Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests

The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat

12 more charter flights scheduled to repatriate stranded British citizens from India

WHO says world in uncharted territory as US virus toll rises

High Seas Piracy Is Alive And Well. Can We Kill It?

India-Pakistan nuclear war could kill 100 million

America's first cannabis cafe opens in Hollywood

Among The Believers In North Korea's 'Holy Land'

Versace apologises after Chinese outcry over T-shirt print debacle

Christian Crush: Could a religious dating site be the answer to porn addiction?

Christian Crush: Could a religious dating site be the answer to porn addiction?

Stock market truthers think the deep state is manipulating Wall Street to 'destroy' Trump

Stock market truthers think the deep state is manipulating Wall Street to 'destroy' Trump

Erdogan's war on education: The exodus of Turkey's teachers

Erdogan's war on education: The exodus of Turkey's teachers

Global Drug Survey 2017: What drugs are likely to hospitalise you - what you need to know about them

Global Drug Survey 2017: What drugs are likely to hospitalise you - what you need to know about them

Muhiyidin Moye d'Baha: Who was the Black Lives Matter activist shot dead in New Orleans?

Muhiyidin Moye d'Baha: Who was the Black Lives Matter activist shot dead in New Orleans?

Who are the Freemasons and how did they begin?

Who are the Freemasons and how did they begin?