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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey region

The tremors were felt over 400km in Turkey, Syrian Arab Republic, Georgia, Iraq and Lebanon

India: Teenager arrested over bomb threats that disrupted several flights

A teenager was arrested for allegedly posting the threats on social media

IndiGo flight from Saudi diverted after receiving bomb threat

The Lucknow-bound plane was redirected to Jaipur, where a bomb detection and disposal squad and sniffer dogs checked the plane

TV channels in Afghan province stop showing living things

Gradual implementation would be achieved by persuading people that images of living things were against Islamic law, says ministry spokesman

Giant pandas flown to US from China aboard 'Panda Express'

Beijing has been using 'panda diplomacy' since 1972, when the first animals were sent to Washington as a gift, following Nixon's historic visit to China

Air India Express flight escorted by fighter jets after latest bomb threat

Singapore deployed two air force F-15 jets to keep the plane 'away from populated areas'

India's fireworks boom ahead of Hindu festival of lights

Authorities impose bans on the sale of firecrackers each year in a bid to control air pollution – but they are widely flaunted

India says no auction of satellite spectrum after Musk decries move

New Delhi says it is backing administrative allocation of spectrum; Ambani has been lobbying Indian government for auction route

In Indonesia, French poet Rimbaud's voyage still a mystery

On 15 August 1876, the author of the anti-military poem 'The Sleeper in the Valley' fled his barracks before being sent off to battle in Aceh, on Sumatra island

Xi says China willing to be a partner, friend with the US

China-US relations are among the most important bilateral relations in the world, which have a bearing on the future and destiny of mankind: Chinese leader