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A Bangladesh court has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a student set on fire after accusing her teacher of sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, died in April in Feni, a small town about 160km outside the capital Dhaka. The headteach...

The government has announced contingency arrangements if a decision is taken to postpone or adjourn the district council elections due to be held on November 24. Officials said they were working at "full steam" for the polls, but any rioting, violence ...

Chan Tong-kai, the murder suspect wanted by Taiwan whose case sparked the ongoing political crisis, has been released from prison and he's promised to turn himself in to Taiwan authorities. The 20-year-old walked out of Pik Uk prison on Wednesday morni...

Local travel agencies are to get up to HK$60,000 each from the government as they struggle with a drop in customers due to the protests and slowing economy. The number of tourists visiting the SAR has been falling since the anti-government protests eru...

Turkey and Russia have agreed what they say is a "historic" deal aimed at keeping Kurdish forces away from Syria's border with Turkey. It comes during a pause in Turkey's offensive to drive Kurdish forces out, creating a "safe zone" in the area. Under ...

Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council says it has written to the SAR government asking for permission for its staff to fly to Hong Kong to escort murder suspect Chan Tong-kai back to Taipei. The council's deputy minister, Chiu Chui-cheng, said since the SA...

Several people who were sprayed by blue dye from a police water cannon truck outside the Kowloon Mosque on Sunday have lodged a formal complaint with the police. They include businessmen Mohan Chugani and Philip Khan, lawmaker Jeremy Tam and Unison's P...

Emperor Naruhito of Japan has been enthroned in a short ceremony in the Pine Room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, dressed in a copper robe - a colour only an emperor can wear. Emperor Naruhito officially began his reign in May after the abdication of ...