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Tax-free No More: Saudi Arabia, UAE to Roll Out VAT in 2018
The value-added tax, or VAT, will apply to a range of items like food, clothes, electronics and gasoline, as well as phone, water and electricity bills, and hotel reservations.
China's Shanghai to Battle 'Big City Disease' by Limiting Population to 25 Million
Shanghai, which sits on China's eastern coast, had a permanent population of 24.15 million at the end of 2015, the official Xinhua news agency said last year.
Find Immortality: An Order from China's First Emperor Qin Shihuang
A set of wooden slips found in the central province of Hunan contain an executive order from emperor Qin Shihuang for a nationwide search for the elixir of life, along with replies from local governments, according to Xinhua news agency on Sunday.
Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Finally Get Cremation Grounds
There are more than 50,000 Sikhs and Hindus in Peshawar and due to lack of proper cremation place, they are unable to perform the last rituals of the dead and are forced to bury them.
In South Africa, Bees Stop Elephants from Trampling Trees, Wiping Out Crops
A project launched near South Africa's Kruger National Park in 2015 has found success.
Storm Tembin Lashes Philippines, Almost 200 Dead, 40,000 in Relief Camps
Police said 144 people remained missing while more than 40,000 had fled to evacuation camps as storm Tembin roared out into the South China Sea early Sunday.
UN Security Council Tightens Economic Choke-hold on North Korea After Missile Launch
It is the third raft of sanctions imposed on North Korea this year and comes as the United States and North Korea are showing no signs they are willing to engage in talks to end the crisis on the Korean peninsula.
Pervez Musharraf Hails LeT, JuD Militants as 'Patriotic'
Musharraf said the two groups have large public support and good people and no one could object if they formed a political party.
UN Council Weighs Measure Rejecting US Jerusalem Decision
Egypt circulated the draft text on Saturday, and diplomats said the council could vote on the proposed measure as early as Monday.
Russian Parliament Sets March 18 as Presidential Election Date
Vladimir Putin declared his intention to run for another six-year term last week, ending months of speculation about motives behind the delay. He enjoys approval ratings above 80 percent, while his most visible adversary, anti-corruption crusader Alexei N...
Nelson Mandela Family 'Dismayed' by Funeral Corruption Claims
Mandela's eldest grandson Mandla said on Wednesday that the whole family had reacted with "utter indignation and dismay" to the allegations.
Kenyan Police Assaulted and Raped Women During Election: HRW
Several dozen women in Kenya said police officers attacked them during this year's election season and some said they were raped by men in uniform, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
UK Surgeon Admits Branding Patient Livers With Initials
Simon Bramhall, 53, pleaded guilty to assault but not guilty to charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.
German Intelligence Unmasks Alleged Covert Chinese Social Media Profiles
The BfV domestic intelligence service took the unusual step of naming individual profiles it says are fake and fake organisations to warn public officials about the risk of leaking valuable personal information via social media.
California Wildfire Responders Lose Their Own Homes: 'It's Sobering'
"You never believe that it’s going to be your house, your stuff, you treasures that are going to be turned to rubble," Murray said on Friday, visibly shaken. "It’s sobering."
Indian-origin Man Jailed for Forging Mother's Will in UK
Girish Dahyabhai Patel had used a blank sheet of paper with his deceased mother's signature and printed a document around it claiming she had left him a 40-million-pound stake in the family's 160-million-pound palm oil plantation business in Malaysia.
