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Hong Kong voter turnout rate edges up despite public anger over deadly fire

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- About a third of Hong Kong 's registered voters elected a new 90-member legislature Sunday, a turnout that avoided an embarrassment for the government but fell short of a ringing ... Read More


Somalia's poets keep hope alive for storytelling and for peace

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- In a theater where a suicide bomber detonated years ago, Hassan Barre stepped forward to offer a different hallmark of Somalia: poetry. In one of the world's most volatile nation... Read More


Handloom weavers of iconic Tangail saree in Bangladesh seek UNESCO heritage status for their craft

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The weavers' neighborhood near Dhaka echoes with the constant clatter of the looms with rhythmic hand movements as the artisans use colorful silk and cotton threads to weave the i... Read More


A fire at a popular nightclub in India's Goa state kills 25

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- A fire ripped through a popular nightclub in India's Goa state, killing 25 people, including tourists, the state's chief minister said Sunday. The blaze occurred just past midnig... Read More


Japan protests after China military jet locks radar on Japanese aircraft

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Japan said Monday that Chinese military aircraft locked radar on its fighter jets even though there was a safe distance between them, denying Beijing's accusation of interference ... Read More


Japan revises economic data to show bigger contraction in July-September period

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Japan's economy contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, the government reported Monday, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S. President Donald Tru... Read More


Benin's president condemns a foiled coup bid and says mutineers are 'fleeing'

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country's army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of... Read More


Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Lon... Read More


The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia squeals and squirms in park video

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The first giant panda cub born in Indonesia is noisy, nursing well and showing other signs of good health, the conservation park where he was born said Sunday. Indonesian Safari ... Read More


Death toll rises to 5 after explosion outside a police station in Mexico's Michoacan state

New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacan over the weekend has risen to five, the Attorney General's Office s... Read More