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Beijing-backed Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has indefinitely delayed the extradition bill

Raising concerns about the government’s ability to protect the country’s cultural heritage

Discussion of senior leaders’ private lives is extremely rare and exact birth dates are not revealed publicly

Separate statement by Chinese central government agency says bill was "necessary and justified"

Iran handed over 144 illegal immigrants to Pakistan earlier

Environment ministry official says Indonesia will not become a 'dumping ground' for other countries

As Russian-backed regime forces tried to retake two villages seized by militants

After Trump's decision to strip New Delhi of its preferential trade status earlier this month

Tehran stopped complying in May with some commitments in a 2015 nuclear deal that was agreed with global powers

The council is scheduled to vote on the mandate of the mission on June 27

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says will restart consultations as protest organisers plan new march this Sunday

While prohibiting pot products that might appeal to children such as gummy bears or lollipops

He tweeted an article that criticised the German parliament for passing legislation against the BDS movement

Denies it had capitulated to US president's demands for a so-called "safe third country" agreement

The Chinese trawler sailed away after the incident

Says it could serve to legitimise Beijing's crackdown on Muslim minorities

Although on a small scale, the mass will be broadcast live on Catholic TV channel KTO

Denial comes after US military releases video it claims shows IRGC's involvement in Gulf of Oman attacks

Guerrillas inspired by Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong are fighting against state

Vladimir Voronkov, the under-secretary general for counter-terrorism, is highest level UN official to visit Xinjiang

DNA tests and family trees have allowed police to solve dozens of crimes since 2018

Fighters from ISWAP launch pre-dawn attack

Election officials and analysts discount Subianto's rampant cheating claims

Features a well-preserved brain, soft tissue and a set of powerful teeth

Despite a ceasefire announced by Moscow

No reported casualties on either side

The opponents of the bill vow further demonstrations after hundreds of thousands took to the streets this week

The UN confirms the killing of 17 people and the burning of more than 100 houses in Deleij village in Darfur

From the Soviet's pioneering satellite to the first man on the Moon 50 years ago

Bipartisan legislation would require US secretary of state to issue annual certification of Hong Kong’s autonomy

Crash site blocked off for investigation

Disparity in diplomatic protocol to Pakistan, India PMs in Bishkek raises many eyebrows

Statement comes after attack on oil tankers transiting through Gulf of Oman

Imran presents eight-pronged formula for peace, stability

The 47-year-old Australian is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for violating bail conditions in 2012

Thousands of people are taking part to show their solidarity using #BlueforSudan

The second assault on an airport in the kingdom's southwest in two days

The self-proclaimed white supremacist appears in court via audio-visual link from a maximum-security prison

Authorities declared measles eliminated in US in 2000, but there have been 1,022 cases reported in country this year

The two leaders exchanged views on bilateral relations, discussed Pakistan and India ties

Also issues an apology after parents complained to the school district

Pakistan wants to spend more on human development than weapons: PM

Craig Hicks pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the murder of three Muslims

Authorities say Lilya Novikova's body was found from her apartment's bathroom

Tells US-India Business summit Trump has taken tough stance on Islamabad

Attacker sets off his explosives as police vehicle passes by from a residential area

Ambitious project would follow successful launch of manned space flight scheduled by 2022, says ISRO chief

The error prompted a wave of hilarity online

In rare u-turn Russian police abruptly dropped drugs charges against Ivan Golunov amid protests

A final decision on whether WikiLeaks founder can be extradited will rest with the courts