Colombo: A team of Sri Lankan scientists caused uproar in parliament and sparked a police probe after they used the names of mythical...
Colombo: A team of Sri Lankan scientists caused uproar in parliament and sparked a police probe after they used the names of mythical...
MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR: More than a dozen Indian states are planning to resist or reconsider steep hikes in traffic fines imposed by the central government,...
Tokyo: Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country's new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government's line...
Wellington: Maori groups threatened to boycott Air New Zealand Thursday, accusing the airline of cultural theft over its attempt to trademark the masthead...
Beijing: Beijing's notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of a list...
Wellington: New Zealand's High Court on Thursday altered next year's trial dates for the man accused of murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch...
BANGKOK: A group of Buddhist hardliners in Thailand filed a police complaint against a young female artist on Wednesday over paintings that depict...
Jakarta: Former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie, who came to power during the country's turbulent transition to democracy after former strongman leader Suharto stepped...
Hong Kong: Hong Kong activists will combine anti-government protests with lantern celebrations marking the Mid-Autumn Festival this weekend after a brief lull in...
Beijing, China Wednesday questioned Canada's "intentions" behind sending a warship to traverse the Taiwan Strait, amid frosty relations between Beijing and Ottawa. A...
Beijing, A Taiwanese man who went missing last month after crossing into China from Hong Kong is being investigated for activities that "endanger...
MANILA: The early release of hundreds of convicted rapists, murderers and drug criminals has acutely embarrassed Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, with his justice...
Tokyo: Tech giant Intel Corp said on Wednesday it will use the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to show off a portfolio of new...
Shanghai, Sept 11, 2019 (AFP) - Disney's Shanghai theme park is loosening a ban on outside food in the wake of a lawsuit,...
Jakarta: Thousands of Indonesians prayed for rain in haze-hit towns on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo on Wednesday, as forest fires raged...
ISLAMABAD: In a small office at the Pakistani Television Corporation (PTV) headquarters in Islamabad, producers are preparing to air a video interview of...
MANILA, The Philippines will not allow visits by the United Nations to investigate its bloody war on drugs, its foreign minister said on...
Tokyo: Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle...
