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Turkey will 'never allow' Kurdish state in Syria warns Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will never allow the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria after major gains by Kurdish fighters
27 June 2015
IS suicide bomber kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during prayers, killing at least 25 people.
27 June 2015
South Korea passes new law to curb MERS outbreak
South Korea has introduced a new law designed to curb a MERS outbreak, tightening quarantine restrictions and imposing jail sentences on those who defy anti-infection measures.
26 June 2015
Rio Tinto puts 'vivid' pink and red diamonds on market
Sixty-five extremely rare pink and red diamonds were unveiled Friday by mining giant Rio Tinto which expects the stones from a remote western Australia mine to fetch record prices.
26 June 2015
Netanyahu: air force key in meeting future Iran threat
Days before the deadline for an Iranian nuclear deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told young pilots that they would be at the forefront of safeguarding the Jewish state.
26 June 2015
Some corals have DNA to adapt to warmer climate: study
Some coral species are better at adapting to climate change than others, and they may be able to pass their hardy DNA onto the next generation.
26 June 2015
Armenian PM rejects protesters' demands as anger simmers
The Armenian government refused to reverse a controversial electricity price hike, sparking fresh anger among thousands of demonstrators.
26 June 2015
Armenia's 'Electric Yerevan' protests enter seventh day
Rallies in the Armenian capital against electricity price hikes and police violence entered the seventh day with protesters adamant they will not back down.
25 June 2015
PNG hails Indonesia's admission into Melanesian group
Indonesia has been admitted to a Melanesian intergovernment group, welcoming the move as an important way to strengthen peace and security in the region.
25 June 2015
Obama urges China to take 'concrete steps' to ease tensions
President Barack Obama urged Beijing to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions over cyber hacking and its wide-ranging maritime claims.
25 June 2015
Japan PM calls on Putin to work towards Ukraine peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in finding "peaceful and diplomatic solutions" to the crisis in Ukraine.
25 June 2015
Iran leader restates 'red lines' for nuclear deal
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei restated his country's red lines for a nuclear deal in a dramatic intervention during a meeting with President Hassan Rouhani and top officials.
24 June 2015
Singapore teen in anti-Lee video to undergo mental tests
A Singapore court ordered psychiatric tests for a teenager who made online attacks on late former leader Lee Kuan Yew as international rights advocates sought his release.
23 June 2015
In a while crocodile: safaris yet to be snapped up by Australia
Australia's top official on indigenous issues said crocodile safaris should be used to help fund impoverished Aboriginal communities.
23 June 2015
Armenia police disperse protest over power price hikes
Riot police in the Armenian capital early used water cannon to disperse several hundred demonstrators protesting a government hike in electricity prices.
23 June 2015
Japan announces dates for G7 summit in 2016
Japan will host a summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies on May 26-27 next year, its top government spokesman said.
23 June 2015
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Battle of Okinawa
Japan marks the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest episode in the Pacific War, which killed a quarter of the island's population.
23 June 2015
Faith, freedom and firebombs: Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai
As one of Hong Kong's most outspoken democracy advocates, media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been on the receiving end of everything from rotten animal entrails to Molotov cocktails in the past 12 months.
22 June 2015
Protesters muzzled at Chinese dog meat festival
Campaigners protesting China's annual dog meat festival were forcibly dispersed by unidentified men as they attempted to rally outside a government office.
22 June 2015
S. Korea reports three new MERS cases
South Korea reported three new cases of MERS as health authorities remained vigilant about the spread of the virus.
22 June 2015
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