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The high court declined to take up the case in a brief, unexplained order, as is typical. 

Malaysia has extended its contract with Ocean Infinity for another year to search for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 

Afghan officials say overnight strikes by Pakistani forces have killed at least 36 civilians and injured more than 160 

Australian police have arrested a Thai airline employee for allegedly importing over a kilogram of heroin into Melbourne 

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, accusing them of contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization.” 

Australia and Vanuatu have signed a long-awaited bilateral security and economic treaty that prevents China creating a military base on the South …

BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam is increasingly using broadly written laws to arrest activists, dissidents and others that authorities consider a …

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal to designate the violence against Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide 

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian …

PARIS — Every few minutes, the mortuary owner’s phone rings. Since a record-smashing heat wave started taking lives and storage space for …