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Nine Brunei-owned luxury hotels have deleted their social media accounts following a backlash over the country’s new anti-gay laws.

Two women killed themselves and their six adopted children when they drove off a cliff in California, a coroner’s jury has concluded.

A woman has posted a video on YouTube of herself giving birth, which has been viewed by more than a million people.

The 12 boys who were rescued from a cave in Thailand had to be sedated with the horse tranquilliser ketamine, according to a medical report.

A series of wildfires which broke out in South Korea’s Gangwon Province on Thursday evening have killed one person and forced thousands more to flee.

Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight writers and bloggers, including two US citizens, in an apparent crackdown on supporters of detained women activists whose trial has drawn global censure, campaigners said Friday. News of the arrests came the morning

Who will win the battle for the Iron Throne? Millions will be perched on the edge of their own seats to find out as “Game of Thrones,” set in a turbulent medieval fantasy world of dragons and sword fights, reveals

A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control. Apocalyptic images on television and social media

A Japanese probe on Friday launched an explosive device at an asteroid, aiming to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material that could shed light on how the solar system evolved. The explosive mission is the riskiest

A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered the accused Christchurch mosque gunman to undergo a mental health assessment to determine if he is fit to face trial for the murder of 50 Muslim worshippers. Alleged attacker Brenton Tarrant is facing