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Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines presidential elections
Geraldine Roman on Tuesday celebrated overcoming "bigotry, hatred and discrimination" as results showed she had become the first transgender politician to win ...Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
Tiny Mercury, the solar system\'s innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about ...Duterte favourite as Philippines votes for new president
Tens of millions of Filipinos jammed into schools and other voting stations on Monday to elect a new president, with anti-establishment firebrand ...BBC correspondent expelled from North Korea over reporting
North Korea detained a BBC journalist and ordered his expulsion over his reporting, the broadcaster said on Monday, as a large group ...North Korea leader Kim sets five-year economic plan, vows nuclear restraint
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with ...North Korea stages once-in-a-generation party congress
North Korea on Friday staged its most important political show for a generation, aimed at cementing the absolute rule of leader Kim ...North Korea sentences US citizen to 10 years in prison for espionage
North Korea on Friday sentenced a detained Korean-American, Kim Dong-Chul, to 10 years hard labour on charges of subversion and espionage, China\'s ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...Fuel-cheating scandal wipes $2.5bn off Mitsubishi stock
Mitsubishi Motors shares nosedived again Thursday as panic selling wiped about $2.5 billion off the automaker\'s market value in response to its ...Scores trapped as Japan earthquakes toll hits 32
Scores of people were feared buried alive Saturday after two powerful quakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 32 ...




