A powerful earthquake rattled Pakistan’s capital and other cities across the country yesterday, causing panic among people but with no immediate reports of casualties or major damages. Pakistani official Arif Ullah told The
A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a Hindu temple in south India yesterday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 others, officials said. The fire started
The Philippine military suffered its largest single-day combat loss so far this year when 18 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf extremists that also left five Islamic militants dead,
Glenn Martin was sitting in a bar with his college buddies 35 years ago when they got to wondering: What ever happened to flying cars and jetpacks? The next day, the
Pyongyang may be one of the few major cities left on Earth where you can’t find a Starbucks. But it’s brimming over with coffee shops. The small, dimly lit cafes have been
Her life story could have come straight out of a soap opera. As a newborn, Grace Poe was abandoned in a Catholic church and adopted by movie star parents, giving
Vietnam’s prime minister stepped down yesterday after 10 years in office, leaving behind a mixed legacy of promoting failed state enterprises but at the same time attracting foreign investment and
India’s central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan urged caution on drawing premature conclusions a day after the government announced an investigation into the reported offshore accounts of hundreds of citizens, from
Research commissioned by Vietnam has warned of devastating environmental and economic effects for millions of people living along the Mekong River if 11 proposed dams are built on its mainstream. The
They gather under the blazing sun and blue skies of an Australian beach, looking out at the water that once symbolized so much misery: Terrifying boat trips marked by sickness
Indonesia will deploy U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to the Natuna islands to ward off “thieves”, the defense minister said less than two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels clashed with
A train smashed into a double-decker bus carrying Thai tourists at an unguarded railway crossing in central Thailand yesterday, with local media reporting that three people were killed and more
Australia has been alerted to suspected debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 found in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, a spokesman for the transport safety investigator said,
Police in the Maldives used tear gas and pepper spray yesterday to break up a protest by journalists and activists accusing the government of stifling press freedom, arresting 11 of
Indian police said Saturday that they are investigating possible murder charges against 10 construction company employees who have been either arrested or detained in connection with the collapse of an
The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. There
The Australian government yesterday warned its citizens against traveling to the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul because of the terrorist threat. The heightened travel warnings followed the deaths of more
South Korea’s constitutional court yesterday upheld laws that toughened punishment on prostitutes, pimps and their clients. The Constitutional Court decided to uphold a provision that makes it a criminal offense to
A Japan-bound airplane returned to Hawaii because of a violent South Korean passenger who wanted to do yoga instead of sit in his seat, the FBI said. The pilot of the
Myanmar’s slow transition to democracy took a momentous step yesterday as a trusted aide to ruling-party leader Aung Suu Kyi took over as the country’s president, officially ending more than
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