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Bhutan`s royal wedding points to end of polygamy

Bhutan`s rare form of polygamy, in which men or women take several sisters or brothers as partners, is dying out as ...

Eight killed, Yemenis hope for UN pressure on Saleh

Eight Yemenis, including five protesters, were killed in a new upsurge in violence in the capital on Sunday, hospital ...

US welcomes Myanmar release of political prisoners

The United States on Thursday welcomed Myanmar`s release of some political prisoners but called on the Southeast Asian ...

Malaysia to start security law reforms next week

Malaysia will move to abolish two minor security laws next week but wait to scrap the tougher Internal Security Act ...

Myanmar, US diplomats hold rare talks in Washington

Myanmar`s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin held rare talks Thursday in Washington with senior US State Department ...

Egypt elections to start on November 28

Egypt will hold on November 28 its first parliamentary election since a popular revolt ousted president Hosni Mubarak ...

Australian women allowed to combat

Australian women will be allowed to serve in front line combat roles, including as special forces soldiers in ...

China backs Palestinian UN bid

China on Monday highlighted its support for the Palestinian bid for full membership of the United Nations but called ...

Israeli FM criticizes Palestinian president`s UN speech

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas` address to the United Nations ...

Malaysian resort scraps bikini contest preview

A Malaysian beach resort has called off a preview for an international bikini contest after drawing the ire of the ...

Abbas to hand over un state bid friday

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will hand over a formal application for the state of Palestine to be granted full ...

Cabinet shake-up, now or never

The cabinet reshuffle discourse may have disturbed ministers but the president had better realize that it is now or ...

Yemen security forces kill 26 protesters: medics

Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-regime demonstrators in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least 26 and wounding ...

Stop bullying Julia, Aussie PM's boyfriend says

The boyfriend of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has hit out at people bullying his partner, saying women are ...

9 killed in fighting north of Yemen capital: tribal source

Nine people were killed in two days of clashes between tribal fighters who are opposed to Yemeni President Ali ...