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People burn incense at temples to pray for good health and fortune and flock to temple fairs to watch dragon dances and Chinese opera.

A visiting Myanmar minister said his country is "ready" to accept the ethnic Rohingya Muslims who had fled Rakhine state.

A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum in Pyongyang as the hermit kingdom celebrates the 76th birth anniversary of Kim Jong-il.

Former US Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, warns odds on nuclear weapons being launched by mistake were shortening.

The 28-year-old, Puneet Kaur, was riding as a passenger in the go-kart when her husband heard her screaming.

The US president's bill overturned restrictions put into place by Obama administration which made it more difficult for mentally ill people to purchase arms.

This is a marked shift from the kingdom's ultra-conservative views taking place under powerful crown prince.

Inspired by the Oscar-nominated film Three Billboards, Justice4Grenfell has displayed powerful signs around London.

Royal Navy Commander Justin Codd faced a court martial in Portsmouth over his role in a £2.1m prang of the nuclear submarine HMS Ambush.

31 dog food varieties have been recalled in the US after an investigation found them positive for the drug pentobarbital that's usually used to euthanize pets.

Donald Trump Jr. likes tweet suggesting that FBI was too busy undermining President Donald Trump to prevent Parkland school shooting in Florida.

An Australian commentator got into hot water when she said that the Chinese skiers "all look the same". The channel later clarified that she was talking about the athletes' style.

Kalicharan Saraf urinated on a wall in Jaipur after getting caught short during a car journey – unfortunately for the Rajasthan state official, an opposition member spotted him.

Patrick Connor described Chloe Kim as a "hot piece of ass" and said the countdown to her 18th birthday "was on".

Actresses encouraged to ditch low-cut dresses and heels at Berlin International Film Festival with #NobodysDoll on Twitter in wake of #MeToo movement.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.

At least 17 people were killed in the Florida school shooting, but some parents believe stricter gun laws would not have prevented the attack.

The number of air strikes conducted by international and Afghan air forces "increased significantly" in 2017, the UN says, killing 295 civilians and injuring 336.

The US president tweeted the morning after the shooting which killed 17 people to suggest the suspect's classmates knew he was dangerous and should have reported him earlier.

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approves nitrogen hypoxia bill proposed by Senator Trip Pittman as it strives for 'more humane' executions

Serial paedophile found guilty of 43 counts of child abuse as 86 more complainants come forward saying they were assaulted as boys.

Ramaphosa was the only candidate nominated for election in the parliament after two opposition parties said they would not participate.

General Prayuth Chan-ocha reportedly penned the upbeat Diamond Heart, which was sung by a Thai army officer then released online on 9 February.

Conspiracy theories about George Soros and Oxfam reveal something disconcerting about the road down which British politics is currently travelling.

Over Syrian 1,000 civilians, many of them children, were killed in the first week of February alone as air strikes hit hospitals, schools and markets.

Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari has appointed moderate communist KP Sharma Oli as the next prime minister of the Himalayan state.

Philippines president recently stirred up a controversy after asking his troops to shoot female communist rebels in their vaginas.

The prosecutor told the court that Aman Abdurrahman had pledged allegiance to Isis.