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(21 Jul) - An elderly Indian woman accused of practising witchcraft has been stripped naked and beheaded by villagers in the state of Assam, police say. They said that 63-year-old Purni Orang had been blamed for illness in the tribal settlement. Seven people, including two women, have been arrested over her killing. Police in... 

(21 Jul) - MANILA: The Philippines plans to spend a record 25 billion pesos (RM5.95 billion) next year mainly to bolster its claims in the disputed South China Sea, officials said Tuesday. The proposed 2016 national budget, which President Benigno Aquino is to present to parliament for approval on Monday, would allot funds to... 

(LONDON, 20 Jul) —Gold prices fell to five-year lows on Monday, weighed down by dollar’s relentless gains as the prospect of the first U.S. interest rate increase in more than nine years loomed. Federal Reserve Janet Yellen last week appeared to give her strongest signal yet that rates in the U.S. would start to rise, possibly...