Maldivian opposition parties protested Friday a planned visit by King Salman following reports that Saudi business interests were buying an entire atoll in the politically-troubled Indian Ocean...
‘Women’s empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental...
Ageing badminton legends Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan have been tenaciously defying the odds on their way to the last eight at the All-England Open. The post-Olympics months have brought a surge of...
Friday's final verdict by South Korea's Constitutional Court to sack impeached president Park Geun-Hye has finally put an end to a months-long political crisis that rocked the nation. Millions have...
Technology firms will get “exclusive access” to details of the CIA’s cyber-warfare programme, Wikileaks has said. The anti-secrecy website has published thousands of the US spy agency’s...
China has put its first stealth fighter into military service, state-run media reported on Friday, in the latest milestone highlighting the modernisation of the country's armed forces. Swift,...
Technology firms will get “exclusive access” to details of the CIA’s cyber-warfare programme, Wikileaks has said. The anti-secrecy website has published thousands of the US spy agency’s...
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM. N), the world's biggest publicly traded oil producer, has agreed to pay Italy's Eni (ENI.MI) $2.8 billion for a 25 percent stake in a giant Mozambique gas field to strengthen...
South Korea's Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving South Korea's conglomerates at a time of rising tensions with North Korea and...
The Japanese and US navies are conducting joint exercises in the East China Sea as tension intensifies in the region following North Korea's missile tests, local media reported on Friday. The two...
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures that were adopted years ago by other developed nations. The government is...
The number and proportion of people in China over 80 is growing, but their mental and physical fitness appear to be declining, scientists reported Friday. Comparing medical data and surveys from 1998...
China's Olympic champion Chen Long was dumped out of the All-England Open on Thursday, losing in the second round to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, the world number 12 from Thailand, 21-16, 21-19. Seven...
Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile programs, but tougher sanctions could provoke a diplomatic clash with China....
China warned Thursday that United States ignoring World Trade Organization rulings could trigger a "trade war" after President Donald Trump's administration said it was not bound by the body's...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is to scale back a profitable but controversial deal to sell a deep-sea port to a Chinese company after widespread protests, the ports minister said Thursday. Arjuna Ranatunga...
U. S. nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Co LLC has hired bankruptcy attorneys, in a sign that owner Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is more seriously weighing a Chapter 11 filing as an option to help it rein...
The Zhaoqing Municipal Government of Guangdong Province has indicated its commitment to support the "one district, one factory policy of the Government of Ghana. Vice Mayor to the Zhaoqing Municipal...
About 400 workers of the Rider Steel Company Limited in Tema risk losing their jobs by March 15 if the company does not resume operations. Located within the Tema Export Processing Zone, the company...
Chinese survey ships have been entering waters recognised by the United Nations as Philippine territory, Manila's defence secretary said Thursday, in a move he described as "very concerning". Delfin...
