Two British tourists were found battered to death yesterday on a beach on a scenic island in southern Thailand that is one of the country’s most popular diving destinations. Police described
Four suspected Islamic militants arrested in Indonesia over the weekend are members of China’s ethnic Uighur minority community and were trying to meet Indonesia’s most wanted extremist, authorities said yesterday. Police said they
A fast-moving typhoon blew out of the northern Philippines yesterday after causing flash floods and landslides. Three people died when big waves and strong winds sank a stalled ferry over
Newly outraged by the beheading of yet another Western hostage, diplomats from around the world are in Paris pressing for a coherent global strategy to combat extremists from the Islamic
The UK’s prime minister and chancellor tried all day to prop up a failing pound and withdrawal from the monetary system the country joined two years ago was the last
Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are the wrong size or made
According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, a cleaning lady discovered 29-year-old Dion Davis on a bed inside the victim’s home Monday. Police say they took several photographs of
Officially, it was the U.S. Olympic team, together for just a few weeks. To the basketball world, it was the Dream Team, and its gold-medal run changed hoops forever. An American sport
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka each have Grand Slam singles titles, and Olympic gold together in doubles. Now they’ve got the chance to win Switzerland’s first Davis Cup. Federer carried Switzerland
Andrea Tan Dan Tan Seet Eng, named by prosecutors as the chief of an international match-fixing gang, challenged his detention without trial in Singapore. Tan is seeking a court order against the
This week’s referendum in Scotland could result in the U.K. losing almost one-third of its landmass, and 8 percent of its population, and, very likely, its present prime minister. In
* China detains famed film director for prostitution * Volunteer trip to Costa Rica attests that he who gives receives * Hong Kong rethinks rules after Alibaba IPO loss * Chongqing creates first
With the return of the Mexican Grand Prix, the 2015 Formula One championship will have 20 races. Mexico last held an F1 race in 1992 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in
CHINA Heavy downpours in China’s southwest have killed seven people and left three others missing, state media reported yesterday. Authorities in Linshui county in Sichuan province rescued 604 people and
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (APEC) 21 member economies have agreed on a set of eight measures on tourism development in the region, looking to reach 800 million tourists over the
Taiwanese authorities have detained Yeh Wen-Hsiang, head of cooking oil producer Chang Guann, which is at the centre of the gutter oil scandal sweeping Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong. His deputy,
The audience was roaring with laughter at MGM Macau’s Lion’s Bar last night, thanks to a stand-up comedy show featuring Tom Segura, Pete Lee and Chad Daniels from the United
This is the first time Danny Green has visited Macau. The Australian was scheduled to attend an event in Hong Kong prior to arriving. He arrived at the Men O War
Mr Kwong said that the four higher education institutions have finished compiling the opinions collected from local schools and teachers regarding the preliminary mock syllabus and mock papers that were
An accident that took place on the Friendship Bridge yesterday afternoon involving a collision between two casino shuttle buses caused nine people to be injured, five of whom were sent
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