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Dolce & Gabbana Seeks Apology from China After Video Furore, Says it was a 'Cultural Misunderstanding'
Users slammed the video campaign in which a Chinese woman struggles to eat pizza and pasta with chopsticks while the narrator offers eating lessons in a patronizing tone.
How This Karachi Woman Cop Prevented Terrorists From Reaching Chinese Consulate Staff
Senior Superintendent Police Suhai Aziz Talpur led the security operation that foiled the brazen attack by members of the Baloch Liberation Army, or BLA, in Karachi.
UK Admits Error in Refusing Some Indian Professionals the Right to Live and Work in the Country
The UK Home Office said that 31 applications will be re-assessed at the conclusion of an internal review into the issue of visa applicants, largely from South Asian countries, being refused settlement rights over perceived dishonesty in reporting their ea...
One Killed as South Africa Gold Mine Strike Turns Violent
Called by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the strike began late on Wednesday, shutting down all of Sibanye's mines which employ some 32,000 people, in the latest test for the country's struggling mining sector.
Found Barack 'Weirdly Elegant', Never Thought Would Date Him, Says Michelle Obama
Barack Obama also turned up late when he went to meet Michelle for working as her associate at a Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin in 1989.
Suicide Bomber Blows up Himself at Clerics' Gathering in Kabul, 50 killed
No one immediately claimed the attack, but both the Taliban and a local Islamic State affiliate have targeted religious scholars aligned with the government in the past.
China Believes Maldives Will Make 'Correct Choice' on Free Trade Deal
Mohamed Nasheed, the chief of the Maldivian Democratic Party had earlier said that it was a mistake to strike such a deal with the world's second biggest economy.
Trump Can't Deny Asylum to People Illegally Entering US, Rules Federal Judge
President Donald Trump issued the proclamation earlier this month as a US-bound caravan of Central American migrants made its way through Mexico toward the US border.
‘No Reason for me to Hear It’: Trump Refuses to Listen to Khashoggi Murder Recording
Trump, in an interview that aired Sunday, made clear that the audio recording, supplied by the Turkish government, would not affect his response to the Oct. 2 killing of Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post who had been critical of the Saudi roy...
Sri Lanka President Holds All-party Meeting to Resolve Political Crisis
The crisis erupted when President Sirisena suddenly announced on October 26 that he had sacked prime minister Wickremesinghe and installed ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa in his place.
No Developing Country Will Fall Into Debt Trap by Cooperating With Us, Says China
"On the contrary, cooperating with China helps these countries raise independent development capabilities and levels, and improves the lives of the local people,"Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.
'Super-Earth' Discovered Orbiting Sun's Nearest Star
Astronomers studied Barnard's Star, a red dwarf just six light years away -- practically in our back garden, galactically speaking -- and noticed the presence of a "frozen, dimly lit world" at least 3.2 times heavier than Earth.
Luck Runs Out for Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's Lord of the Rings
Renowned and feared for his brutal ending of the country's prolonged Tamil separatist war in 2009, Rajapakse is a big believer in fate. With nearly every finger bearing a lucky gem, the 72-year-old consults astrologers even for political decisions.
US Family of Eight Killed in 'Meticulously Planned' Murder Over Child Custody
Police found seven bodies, each with a bullet to the head, in three separate homes, and an eighth at a separate site. Many were killed in their sleep.
Melania Trump Calls for Firing of National Security Aidvisor Mira Ricardel
The rebuke -- via a brief statement from the first lady's spokeswoman -- came amid swirling speculation about a possible shake-up of President Donald Trump's cabinet following last week's midterm elections.
Pakistan Arrests 12 Indian Fishermen Over the Weekend
Pakistan and India regularly arrest each other's fishermen who inadvertently enter into their waters due to absence of any proper technology to confirm the coastline border between Pakistan and India.