Asia
Armed With Fizz and Self-Belief, Bangladesh Seek A Champions Trophy…
With a fiery new bowler named Fizz leading the young guns and all-rounder Mushfiqur Rahim the old guard, Bangladesh are...
Morgue Workers In Tanzania Jailed For Stealing Drugs From Corpse’s…
Tanzanian police said Saturday that they had arrested two morgue employees in Dar es Salaam after they admitted to...
Myanmar’s Hardline Monks Gather Despite Ban
Hundreds of monks and supporters of Myanmar's ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement gathered in a Yangon monastery...
Troubled Philippine South Burns Again
Militants fighting under the black flag of the Islamic State group have turned a southern city into a battleground, and...
Apple Opens First Official Store In Southeast Asia
Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky...
Aisha Huang Was An Armed Robber – Joseph Yammin
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin alleged that ‘galamsey queen’, Asia Huang was also into...
Aisha Huang Was Involved In ‘robbery and Cocaine’ Business
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yammin has urged officers of the Bureau of National Investigations to...
US-Led Syria Strike Kills Scores of Relatives of IS Fighters
Dozens of relatives of Islamic State fighters were killed on Friday in new US-led strikes on Syria, just hours after...
UN Urges Anti-IS Coalition To Protect Civilians
The UN on Friday urged all nations bombing jihadist targets in Syria to better distinguish between civilian and...
China-Backed Militia New Powerbrokers In Myanmar Peace Process
Branded as Asia's most heavily-armed drug dealers, the China-backed ethnic Wa rebels have emerged as key players in...
Qatar ‘hacking’ Revives Gulf Tensions
The alleged hack on Qatar's state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties...
African Leaders Admit the Continent Needs To Learn From Asia’s Success
Some African leaders have reiterated the need for the continent to learn from the successes of Asia to speed up...
German Map Project To Aid Future Rebirth of Aleppo
With its battered facades, pulverised houses and skeletons of buildings, one of the world's oldest cities, Aleppo, has...
Afghan Women Shelters Bring Succour To Abuse Victims
Heavily pregnant at 16 after being raped by an insurgent commander, Malala was on the brink of committing suicide when...
Bangladesh Removes ‘Greek’ Statue After Islamists’ Protests
Bangladesh Friday removed a controversial statue which religious radicals claim represents an "un-Islamic" Greek...
US-Led Strikes Kill 35 Civilians In East Syria
US-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed at least 35 civilians in an eastern Syrian town held by the Islamic...
Guns N’ Roses Keep Reunion Going For Another Round
More than a year after a long-mulled reunion finally materialized, rock greats Guns N' Roses on Thursday extended their...
Wall Street Forges Higher Despite Oil Market’s Glum Mood
Buoyant trading in New York saw Wall Street set fresh records on Thursday, with US stocks recording their sixth...
Saudi Telecom To Form $500 Mn Venture Capital Fund
Saudi Arabia's largest telecommunications firm said Thursday it will set up a $500-million venture capital fund to...