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Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders
By HYUNG-JIN KIM AP Thousands of striking junior doctors in South Korea faced proceedings to suspend their medical licenses Tuesday, as authorities are pushing ...G20 says two-state solution only answer to Israel-Palestinian conflict
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle Reuters Foreign ministers at the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil were nearly unanimous in ...Thai ex-PM Thaksin released on parole after serving 6 months in hospital
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um Reuters Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after six ...Philippine landslide death toll climbs to 37
The number of people killed by a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 37, an official said on Sunday, as ...North Korea fires cruise missiles off west coast -Seoul
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its west coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, marking the fourth time in just ...North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast
By Hyonhee Shin Reuters North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast on Sunday, its second such launch in less ...Australia sweats in heatwave, lifting bushfire risk amid El Nino
Large swaths of Australia sweltered again on Sunday through a widening heatwave, which the national weather forecaster said raised the bushfire risk ...Pakistan strikes inside Iran against militant targets, stokes regional tensions
BY MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL AP Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an ...Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts again, a month after deadly incident
Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupted on Sunday, with ash rising 1,300 metres (4,300 feet) from the peak six weeks month after a fatal ...Myanmar rebel alliance agrees to ceasefire with ruling military
A rebel alliance in northern Myanmar has agreed to a ceasefire with the ruling military during China-mediated talks, according to some of ...