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Some villagers in Hokse, a remote village in Nepal, have been lured into selling their kidneys with a promise that they would regrow. Hokse, once notoriously known as “Kidney Valley,” …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday slammed the “cartel” of medics who oppose sector reforms, saying the government would not back down on plans that have triggered a …

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Monday the Israeli military had withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the complex housing the besieged territory’s main hospital, Al-Shifa, days after the launch …

Japan’s royal family is now on Instagram — but don’t expect any candid selfies from its official account, which went live Monday in a cautious social media debut for the …

A bomb exploded in a shopping area in a northern Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, a war monitor …

Firefighters have managed to extinguish a blaze that levelled an ammunition warehouse just outside the Indonesian capital after a series of explosions, an officer said Sunday. The post Firefighters douse …

The United Nations said four of its military observers were wounded Saturday when a shell exploded near them in southern Lebanon, where Israel and the Hezbollah movement trade regular cross-border …

The death toll in Israeli air strikes on Syria has risen to 52, including 38 government soldiers and seven members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, a war monitor said Saturday. The …

A war monitor said Israeli air strikes Friday on Syria’s north killed 36 soldiers and six Hezbollah fighters, the latest deadly raid on Iran-backed forces in the country since the …

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit China next week, Beijing’s foreign ministry announced Friday, his first visit to a key Jakarta trade partner since his election. The post Indonesian president-elect …