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Mama Boko Haram: Aisha Wakil believes peace is possible

Ahisha Wakil, a human rights activist and lawyer, claims Boko Haram have asked her to represent them in negotiations with the Nigerian government. Wakil is known to many as Mama Boko Haram, due to her close ties with the terrorist group, and was already nominated to represent the group in failed peace talks in 2013.*The video has been amended to correct a false image of Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil.

Oct 1, 2016

Legend of the Blue Sea: Will GOT7's Jinyoung join Lee Min Ho-Jun Ji Hyun?

JYP Entertainment is in talks with GOT7's Jinyoung for the Legend of the Blue Sea.

Sep 30, 2016

Hunt on for 33 missing after Typhoon Megi hits China

Typhoon Megi killed at least 10 people in China and Taiwan and rendered many homeless.

Sep 30, 2016

Iran fires mortars into Pakistan's Balochistan province

Iran's border guards fired mortar shells which landed near the Frontier Corps check post in Balochistan.

Sep 29, 2016

18 killed in US strikes in Afghanistan, possibly including civilians

A US drone strike against Isis killed 18 people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, September 28.

Sep 28, 2016

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India, Sri Lanka hold talks to expand bilateral trade

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka to discuss trade and investment.

Sep 28, 2016

Pakistan passes Hindu marriage bill aimed at protecting women's rights

The National Assembly has passed the Bill after 10 months of deliberation.

Sep 27, 2016

Boko Haram releases video claiming to show unharmed leader after Nigerian military claimed he was injured

The Islamic group has released a video purporting to show its leader Abubakar Shekau, claiming that he is alive and unharmed after Nigerian military claimed he has been seriously injured.

Sep 26, 2016

11 dead, 34 injured in triple suicide bombing in Baghdad

No terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Sep 24, 2016

India, Russia begin joint military exercise in Vladivostok

The joint drill will focus on counter-terrorism operations in semi-mountainous and jungle terrain.

Sep 23, 2016

Retired colonel Tim Collins claims no decency in Afghan war crime investigation

Former Colonel Tim Collins said there is no decency in the independent policing unit set up to investigate allegations of war crimes against British soldiers in Afghanistan. Col. Collins said the investigation, which the Ministry of Defence said had so far received almost 600 complaints relating to 150 indivduals, was a waste of time and money. He also said soldiers need to be afforded the protections of civilian workers - such as a trade union - if they are going to be subject to civilian-level scrutiny whilst in a theatre of war.

Sep 22, 2016

Torrential rain causes mudslides and flooding chaos in China

Three hundred people in China had to be evacuated from their homes after torrential rain caused widespread flooding and a number of roads were forced to close due to mudslides. The bad weather, which began on Tuesday all over Chinas south-west Yunnan Province and continued until yesterday, saw floodwater reach a height of 70cm on some local roads, authorities say. Five emergency rescue groups were sent to the worst afflicted areas after a local river burst its banks and flooded 200 homes along with 500 hectares of farmland.

Sep 22, 2016