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The family had returned to Indonesia from Syria, where until recently the Islamic State group controlled significant territory.

The carrier, known only as "Type 001A", set out from a port on Sunday morning, according to official news agency Xinhua.

The visa queue increased for individuals in particular those from India and China awaiting employment-based LPR status, policymakers and others raised concerns about the lack of employment authorisation for spouses hindering the US' ability to attract and...

The thumping victory capped a dramatic political comeback for Mahathir, who previously ruled the country with an iron fist for 22 years and came out of retirement to take on Prime Minister Najib Razak after the leader became embroiled in a massive corrupt...

Kenneth Viggo Albertsen, a 66-year-old living in Chiang Rai province on a retirement visa, is behind a website and Facebook page called "Burmese Border Chicks for Hire" that sold sex with Myanmar women for 6,500 baht ($200).

Standing in the Grand Kremlin Palace's ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall with his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the constitution, Vladimir Putin swore to serve the Russian people, safeguard their rights and freedoms, and defend Russian sovereignty.

China, the White House said, was attempting to force foreign airlines to change how they refer to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

The White House has said the first meeting between sitting U.S. and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks. Trump is expected to push for North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.

Since coming to power in 2012, Xi, widely seen as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, has said the party must not forget its socialist roots as it works to attain the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation".

The elections will be viewed as a gauge of support for May at a time when she is facing a possible revolt over her Brexit strategy and a scandal over immigration policies that have already forced the resignation of one of her closest allies.

French President Emmanuel Macron thanked Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull and his wife, Lucy, for being good hosts and acknowledged the fine food and wine he had enjoyed on his visit, before exclaiming: "I want to thank you for your welcome, you and your de...

Cho Hyun-min, whose older sister was brought low by the "nut rage" scandal, apologised as she reported to police for questioning over allegations she sprayed a business associate in the face with fruit juice.

The adult male body was found in the morning hours in the women's washroom near a fourth-floor food court at the CORE shopping complex.

Suh Hoon, who personally helped arrange two previous inter-Korean summits in 2000 and 2007, is viewed as the country's top expert on North Korea. He is known as the South Korean who met with late North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the most.

Israel Katz, who runs both the Intelligence and Transportation ministries, spoke in a Reuters interview after North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to work for a "complete denuclearization" of the peninsula at a summit me...

According to a statement issued by Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the UN, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi told a visiting delegation of the US War College that on the foreign policy front, Pakistan's external engagements and strategy emerge from its key nationa...