Asia
Beach Stroll By Modi, Netanyahu Causes Internet Waves
A beach stroll by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu caused online waves on...
Yemen Famine Risk Rising As Cholera Diverts Resources
Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of...
Ghana Drops To 50th Position In Latest FIFA Ranking
Ghana has dropped to 50th from the 45th position in the latest FIFA Rankings released for the month of July on...
Thailand Auctions Seized Supercars After Stolen Foreign Vehicles…
Thai customs officials sold off hundreds of seized luxury vehicles on Thursday, including dozens of supercars --...
Bangladesh Eatery Bans Foreigners Fearing Extremist Attack
An upscale Bangladeshi restaurant has banned foreign guests, fearing a repeat of last year's deadly terrorist attack in...
Indian Kashmir Tense As Key Anniversary Looms
In a crowded hospital in Kashmir a 17-year-old student is recovering from gunshot wounds, one of thousands of civilians...
Podolski Arrives With Promise To Boost Japan Game
German World Cup winner Lukas Podolski Thursday vowed to bolster enthusiasm for Japanese football after arriving to...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North...
Bangladesh Opposition Activists Held In Secret Detention
Bangladesh security agencies have secretly detained scores of opposition activists many of whom have later been killed,...
Thailand Leads the Pack For Asia’s Abused Tourist Elephants
Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept...
Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...
With Demolitions, China Squeezes Buddhist Academy
The hills around revered Tibetan Buddhist academy Larung Gar were once a seamless carpet of vibrant red, dominated by...
US Ready To Work With Russia On Syria ‘no-Fly Zones’
The United States is prepared to work with Russia on the establishment of "no-fly zones" in Syria, US Secretary of...
UN Political Chief In Kuwait To Discuss Gulf Crisis
The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its...
Barcelona’s Football Star Alba Steps Into Gulf Crisis
Barcelona star Jordi Alba has become the latest Spanish footballer to enter the Gulf diplomatic crisis after he was...
Samsung To Invest $18 Billion In Memory Chip Business
Samsung Electronics will invest nearly $18bn in its chip business, the South Korean firm said Tuesday, as it seeks to...
Saudi-Led Bloc Regrets ‘negative’ Qatar Response To Demands
Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted the emirate's...
Israel To Lift Ban On Politicians Visiting Holy Site
Israel will lift a two-year-old ban preventing politicians visiting a Jerusalem holy site for five days later this...
US Envoy Haley Leading Anti-Palestinian ‘crusade’
A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of...