Myanmar Widow Jailed For Throwing Hot Water On Child Servant
A Myanmar widow who threw boiling water on a 14-year-old servant leaving her with horrific burns has been jailed for ...
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Philippine Leader Imposes Strict Ban On Smoking
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that will impose a wide-ranging ban on smoking in public, reinforcing ...
Hopes and Fears On Landmark Anniversary
Divided by age, wealth and politics, the people of Hong Kong will mark the 20th anniversary of its transfer from ...
Iran Votes In Verdict On Rouhani’s Economy, Diplomacy
Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening ...
India’s Karthik Recalled For Champions Trophy Cricket
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has earned a recall to India's one-day international squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, replacing injured Manish ...
Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much ...
Iran Voters To Give Verdict On Economy, Diplomacy
Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of ...
The Bloody Race To Win Sand In Ghana
The universal urbanization explosion is devouring vast amounts of sand, which is the key ingredient of concrete and asphalt. Sand ...
America Is Back and the World Wants Trump
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Thursday that the Middle East and the wider world are awaiting President Donald ...
Israel Declassifies Six-Day War Archives
Israel on Thursday released thousands of previously classified official documents charting political decisions during the 1967 Six-Day War when it ...
China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China Sea, ...
US Sticking By Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good News For Rouhani
The US decision to stick by the nuclear deal with Iran, despite new sanctions on its missile programme, provided welcome ...
S.Korea, Japan Seek To Lower Tensions Over ‘comfort Women’
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with a senior South Korean envoy on Thursday, as the two countries try to ...
Pakistan Buzkashi Game Faces Final Whistle
In a remote northern Pakistani valley surrounded by giant ice-capped peaks, villagers gather to watch a game of Buzkashi, an ...
Dr. Bawumia’s Keynote Address At the Port Efficiency Conference
Keynote address delivered by His Excellency, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana on the occasion of ...
2022 World Cup Stadium Ready For Inauguration
Construction work has been completed at this iconic stadium which only highlights the speed at which Qatar is working towards ...
Markets Fall As Trump Turmoil Grows
Big falls on US stock markets have dragged down Asian shares over fears the political controversy surrounding President Trump will ...
Galamsey Queen Heavily Sponsored NDC Campaigns
A former house help to Chinese illegal mining kingpin is accusing his former boss heavily funding electioneering activities of the ...
A Moderate Cleric Open To the World
President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly opposed by hardliners ...
If Gov’t Spoonfeeds A Community, People Will Be Lazy
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has emphasised the need for government policies to encourage the private sector to develop and ...