Asia
UN Rights Chief Blasts Sri Lanka Over War Probe
The UN rights chief on Wednesday condemned Sri Lanka's persistent failure to probe war-era atrocities, suggesting the...
Trump Wishes Iranians Happy New Year
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued belated best wishes to those celebrating the Persian New Year. In a...
Ex-WWE Wrestlers To Brawl In Pakistan As Security Improves
More than two dozen pro wrestlers will be ready to rumble in Pakistan this summer as security improves, including...
Afghanistan Music Fans Hail Trailblazing Talent Show
Music fans in conservative Afghanistan Wednesday hailed the groundbreaking finale of a popular television singing...
World Water Day: One In Four Children Will Live With Water Scarcity By 2040
One in four of the world’s children will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040 as a...
Philippines Complains Drug War Reports Hurting Tourism
The Philippines tourism secretary urged the media Wednesday to "tone down" coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte's...
US To Charge Malaysia Businessman In 1MDB Scandal
US authorities plan to lodge criminal charges against a businessman suspected to be at the centre of a corruption...
Wastewater Key To Solving Global Water Crisis
Recycling the world's wastewater, almost all of which goes untreated, would ease global water shortages while...
North Korea’s Parliament To Hold Rare Meeting
North Korea will hold a rare parliamentary session next month, state media reported Wednesday, as regional tensions...
Dr Yumkella Delivers 2017 Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures
Once again, the University of Ghana will see another distinguished son of Africa mount the distinguished platform of...
International Confab On Trade, Finance To Open In Accra Next Month
A three-day international conference on trade and finance is scheduled to take place in Accra on April 12, 2017. It is...
Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Authorities in Vietnam have discovered five frozen tigers, all with their organs removed, hidden in a freezer. Official...
Hezbollah Commander Killed By Own Men
Israel's military chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah's military commander in Syria, reported dead last year, was...
Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man's freezer with their organs removed, according to official...
Ex-Guerrilla Wins E. Timor Presidential Poll
A former guerrilla fighter has won East Timor's presidential election in just one round, an early count indicated...
China Overtakes Japan In S.Koreans’ Worst Countries List
The row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a US missile defence system has seen China overtake even...
Top Class Hospital Attend Dubai-Africa Health Roadshow In Accra
Some fifteen world-class standard medical facilities have been showcased at the maiden edition of the Dubai-Africa...
North Korea Nuclear Programme In ‘new Phase’
North Korea's uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years, the UN's atomic watchdog chief...
S.Korean Ex-President Park Interrogated By Prosecutors
Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye was questioned by prosecutors Tuesday over the corruption and abuse of...