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With a million-man army, a bevy of intercontinental ballistic missiles and a growing nuclear arsenal, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has sought to project the image of a powerful leader who can face off against President
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Properties Destroyed In Anti-Muslim Riots; Sri Lankan Corporals Arrested

Sri Lanka's army soldier stands guard next to a damaged shop after the clash (Reuters)

Colombo:  Sri Lankan police have arrested two army corporals for their suspected involvement in anti-Muslim riots in the central highlands district of Kandy last month, police said on Tuesday.

It was the first arrest of serving soldiers

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San Felipe:  The dried fish parts don't look like much to the novice eye, but the totoaba swim bladders discreetly displayed in this shop in Guangzhou, China sell for up to $20,000.

Half a world away, off the coast of Mexico, poachers battling each other for this "cocaine of the sea" are using drug cartel-like tactics to

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Alibaba's Jack Ma Says Trade War Like Treating Flu With Chemotherapy

Jack Ma said trade was about mutual respect and nobody can stop globalisation

Beijing:  Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has said that it was normal for the world's two largest economies to have problems with trade but tackling them with a trade war is just like treating a flu with chemotherapy.

In an

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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Chile Coast, No Reports Of Damage

Chile's emergency service agency Onemi said on Twitter there were no initial reports of damage.

SANTIAGO:  A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the coast of central Chile early on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake struck at 7:19 a.m. (1019 GMT) around 120 km (75 miles) south-southwest of the port city of

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At 112, He's World's Oldest Man. Here's The Secret To His Long Life

Masazo Nonaka lives with his family, which manages a hot springs inn.

Tokyo:  Masazo Nonaka from Japan was recognised Tuesday as the world's oldest man at the ripe old age of 112, as his family revealed his secret: sweets and hot baths.

Nonaka, who was born on July 25, 1905 just months before Albert Einstein published his

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