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China’s Young Gamers Face ‘King of Glory’ Playing Time Limits

All-night gaming marathons will soon end for some Chinese kids: internet giant Tencent began limiting daily playing...

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Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan

A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...

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Shell Removes Malaysian Woman Cutouts Over Groping Pics

Energy giant Shell said it is removing life-sized cutouts of a Malaysian woman in a headscarf from its petrol stations...

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Turkish Airlines CEO Says US To Lift Laptop Ban On July 5

Turkish Airlines chief executive Bilal Eksi said he expected the ban on large electronic devices from the cabin of...

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Afghanistan’s Sesame Street Gets Proud Brother Muppet

Zeerak the bespectacled orange muppet is the latest innovation from Sesame Street in Afghanistan: a children's TV...

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Chronology of North Korean Missile Development

In the latest in a long series of nuclear and missile tests, North Korea on Tuesday test-fired a ballistic missile...

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Supreme Court Backs Martial Law In Southern Philippines

The Philippines' Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's enforcement of martial law across the...

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‘Chengdu Three’ Table Tennis Players Mount Rare Chinese Revolt

China's table tennis stars usually demolish their rivals but they may be fighting a losing battle after mounting a rare...

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Bangladesh Police Find ‘missing’ Government Critic

A prominent critic of the Bangladesh government has been found safe a day after his family reported him missing,...

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‘Express Yourself’, Coach Tells All Blacks

Assistant coach Ian Foster has urged the All Blacks to express themselves and use their brains in this weekend's Test...

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Glass Bottom Skywalk Thrills In China

Suspended more than 120 metres (400 feet) above a gaping chasm, the world's longest cantilevered glass skywalk is...

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Barefoot and Alone, Children Flee Brutal S. Sudan War

Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and following...

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Beaten Pacquiao To ‘think Hard’ About Retiring

Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said he will "think hard" about retiring after his stunning and...

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US-Backed Forces In Syria Breach Wall Surrounding Old City of Raqa

US-backed forces in Syria have breached the wall surrounding the Old City of Raqa as they try to retake the city from...

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ICC To Rule If S. Africa Broke Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir

War crimes judges will Thursday hand down an eagerly anticipated ruling on whether South Africa flouted international...

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Furlong Braced For ‘brutal’ All Black Backlash

British and Irish Lions prop Tadhg Furlong says he knows what the wounded All Blacks will bring to the Test series...

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Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights...

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Modi Visit Holds Special Meaning For Indian Jews In Israel

At a curry house in central Israel, a poster welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets patrons even before...

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N.Korea Fires Ballistic Missile

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Tuesday, the South's military said, just days after Seoul's new leader Moon...