Nepal is considering placing new age and fitness restrictions on people who want to climb Mount Everest, officials said yesterday, as the country looks to enhance safety on the mountain
China's president pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world's poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek
The Thai captain of a seized cargo ship carrying an estimated USD2 million worth of seafood has been arrested in Indonesia on suspicion of illegal fishing, in the latest development linked
The Philippine government will investigate the reported involvement of paramilitary forces in deadly attacks against tribal communities in a conflict that has displaced hundreds of villagers in the south, the
The recent abductions of three Westerners and a Filipino woman from a southern Philippine resort are the latest reminder of the long-running security problems that have hounded a region with
A thickening, smoky haze cast a shadow over festivities in Singapore yesterday, as Muslims headed to mosques to celebrate the culmination of the annual hajj pilgrimage and Chinese readied for
When Jonathan Huynh heard the haunting story of two young Syrian boys and their mother fleeing their country and drowning when their small rubber boat capsized on its way to Greece,
Australian consumer confidence has jumped following the ouster of the country's unpopular prime minister last week by a moderate rival. The optimism of Australians rose 8.7 percent in the latest ANZ-Roy
An American charged with murder in the stabbing of a Seoul university student in 1997, who officials say had fled to the U.S., was extradited to South Korea yesterday to face
Eight people, including four believed to be ethnic Uighurs, have been detained in Malaysia for questioning in connection with last month's bombing of a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20
Bangladesh said it has met the conditions put forward by the United States for better safety and workers' rights in its factories that were essential to regain preferential trade status
Australia's new prime minister received a boost from a respected opinion poll yesterday, but the fallout lingers from a bitter party battle as the leader he ousted has attacked the
Protests against Nepal's new constitution were abating, Nepal said yesterday, just hours after police opened fire on a crowd and injured three in the east of the Himalayan nation. Curfews imposed
The Indian government backtracked yesterday on a proposed requirement for all messages sent on social media and mobile chatting apps to be saved for several months as a way of defeating
Gunmen abducted two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale resort complex on a southern Philippine island, sparking an
The article, headlined “As Thai king ails, crown’s future unclear,” discussed the declining health of 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej and concerns about the monarchy’s succession. The story, published on the
Road construction workers in central India killed a man when they accidentally buried him in a pit while repairing a road, police said yesterday. The road repair crew failed to notice
Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull indicated yesterday that he is in no hurry to sever the nation’s constitutional links to Britain by appointing an Australian president as head of state. Turnbull
A former Philippine provincial governor and his brother, who are among the country’s most-wanted crime suspects for the 2011 murder of a radio anchor and prominent environmentalist, have been arrested
Kim Dotcom and three colleagues face an extradition hearing that began yesterday in an Auckland courtroom. Dotcom is the colorful German-born entrepreneur who started the Internet site Megaupload, which was
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