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• China urges North Korea to release Yu Xuejun's fishing boat captured for $100,000 ransom

  China has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this month. Owner Yu Xuejun said the vessel had been in Chinese waters…

• Zahra Shahid Hussain funeral: Murdered PTI's vice-president buried in Karachi

  The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, has been held at a mosque in the country’s capital, Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain…

• Imran Khan blames MQM's Altaf Hussain for Zahra Shahid Hussain's killing in Karachi

  Former cricketer Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain. Zahra…

• Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in Karachi

  Senior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…

• North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coast

  North Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the…

• Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh's southern coast killing at least two people

  Cyclone Mahasen has stricken Bangladesh's southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100…