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Turkey to press anti-PKK campaign 'until no terrorist remains': Erdogan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Turkey would press on with a campaign against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants "until not one terrorist remains".
12 August 2015
Iraq parliament approves PM's anti-corruption plan Iraq's parliament unanimously approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform programme aimed at curbing the corruption and government waste.
12 August 2015
Nepal appeals for calm after deadly clashes over constitution Nepali politicians including Prime Minister Sushil Koirala appealed for calm as hundreds protested against a new constitution for a second day.
12 August 2015
Nepal issues first transgender passport Nepal issued its first transgender passport Monday in a move which rights groups hailed as a breakthrough.
11 August 2015
Iranian FM's visit to Turkey postponed: official Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif's scheduled visit to Turkey on Tuesday has been postponed.
11 August 2015
Japan ends nuclear shutdown four years after Fukushima Japan ended a two-year nuclear shutdown in the energy-hungry country, sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
11 August 2015
More arrests in Pakistan child sex abuse scandal Pakistani police arrested five more people over a major child sex abuse scandal after a lawyer for the victims accused them of protecting culprits.
11 August 2015
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. ©RIA Novosti Afghanistan slams Pakistan over wave of bloody Kabul attacks Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan on Monday of sending "messages of war" and harbouring bomb-making camps.
11 August 2015
Five dead in Taliban suicide blast on Kabul airport road At least five people were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.
10 August 2015
Washington Post reporter's spy trial resumes in Iran The trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian resumed Monday in Tehran, in what could be the final hearing before a judgment is issued on whether he spied on Iran.
10 August 2015
Draft of Japan PM's WWII statement includes 'apology': report A draft of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II includes the word "apology".
10 August 2015
Taliban bombing kills up to 29 in northern Afghanistan A Taliban attack killed up to 29 people in northern Afghanistan, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.
10 August 2015
Iraq PM rolls out sweeping reforms after protests Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proposed scrapping top government posts and curbing privileges in an ambitious reform drive sparked by swelling popular anger over corruption and poor governance.
10 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor kills 14 in China: state media Typhoon Soudelor killed 14 people in eastern China and four are missing after parts of the country were hit by the heaviest rains in a century.
10 August 2015
Pakistan province orders probe into huge child abuse scandal A Pakistani province announced a judicial inquiry into a massive child abuse and extortion scandal allegedly involving hundreds of victims amid mounting calls for justice.
10 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfall in Taiwan Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in Taiwan ripping up trees and tearing down billboards as it battered the island with fierce winds and torrential rain.
08 August 2015
35 dead, hundreds wounded as multiple bombings rock Kabul Multiple bombings rocked Kabul, killing at least 35 people and wounding hundreds more in the first major attacks in the Afghan capital.
08 August 2015
Thousands of Iraqis protest corruption, poor services Thousands of Iraqis vented their anger Friday at rampant corruption and abysmal electricity services as the country's first protest movement in years increased pressure for officials to be held accountable.
08 August 2015
Turkish Kurd leader urges world to denounce 'unjust war' Turkey's Kurdish political leader Selahattin Demirtas urged the world to denounce Ankara's new "unjust war" on rebel Kurds and asked the EU to push clearly for a truce.
07 August 2015
China MH370 families march to Malaysia embassy, demand Reunion trip Chinese relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 marched to Malaysia's embassy in Beijing, some demanding to be taken to Reunion island where suspected wreckage from the plane was found.
07 August 2015

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