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News Hour: The Indonesian man who claimed to be 146 years old – the longest living human ever – has died in his village in Central Java. According to his papers, Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah...

News Hour: Across Asia, more and more countries are being pulled into Beijing’s orbit, with the timid stance adopted by Southeast Asian nations on the South China Sea at a weekend summit a clear sign this...

News Hour:. The historic May Day is being observed today in the country and elsewhere across the globe with a renewed pledge to build an exploitation-free society by establishing the rights of the working people, reports...

News Hour: Emmanuel Macron, the neoliberal candidate widely tipped to beat far-right Marine le Pen to the French presidency, first met his now-wife Brigitte when he was 15 and she his 39-year-old teacher. And the pair...

News Hour: A week before a decisive second round in France’s presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday...

News Hour: South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to...

News Hour: An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old City district. The battle should be completed “in a maximum of three weeks”,...

News Hour: The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a business partner,...

News Hour: The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal’s tourist office says. One of the most recognised faces in mountaineering Ueil Steck (40), also known as the ‘Swiss Machine’ died on...

News Hour: It took Brazilian artist Iaco one minute to whip out a can of spray paint and write “doria” seven times across a gray wall in Sao Paulo. It took four minutes for a police...