Activists burn a mock Thai law book during a protest in front of the Criminal Court in Bangkok, yesterday. They were protesting against...
Activists burn a mock Thai law book during a protest in front of the Criminal Court in Bangkok, yesterday. They were protesting against...
SEOUL: North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened UN sanctions, as Washington unveiled more...
beijing: Chinese authorities have fired 10 officials caught in a sex and blackmail scandal in Chongqing, the former fiefdom of the disgraced politician...
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors have detained and charged a Korean American with the illegal transfer of a staggering 1.09 trillion won ($1.02bn) in...
SINGAPORE: A by-election in Singapore today is putting a spotlight on strains and discontent in one of Asia’s wealthiest countries and biggest success...
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities will use generators and cloud-seeding measures to defuse and push away rain-laden clouds to avoid more flooding that has paralysed...
BEIRUT: Syrian rebels freed more than 100 inmates as they battled against regime troops in a major prison outside the northwestern city of...
AMMAN: Jordan is to host Arab conference on water which will kick off here tomorrow, Sunday with as many as 18 Arab countries...
SANAA: The GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani on Saturday arrived in Sana'a on a multiple-day visit to Yemen. During his stay, Al-Zayani...
TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday blamed world powers for delays in long-stalled talks over its controversial nuclear programme, after Western diplomats said Iranian uncertainty...
LONDON: Britain on Saturday pledged an extra £21 million ($33 million, 25 million euros) of humanitarian aid to help civilians caught up in...
MANILA: President Benigno Aquino has accused China of harassing two Philippine fishing boats in disputed South China Sea waters, allegedly driving out one...
BEIJING: The world's largest annual migration began Saturday in China with tens of thousands in the capital boarding trains to journey home for...
QUETTA, Pakistan: Dozens of armed men raided a pro-government tribal militia post in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Saturday, killing one...
NAJAF, Republic of Iraq: Qatar Airways has introduced its latest gateway in the Republic of Iraq with the launch of scheduled flights to...
WELLINGTON: Rescuers on Saturday found the wreckage of an aircraft that went missing in Antarctica with three Canadians aboard, with officials describing the...
CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Saturday 21 people accused of involvement in the Port Said soccer stadium disaster in which...
FALLUJAH, Iraq: Funerals were to be held on Saturday for six anti-government demonstrators killed by Iraqi troops during a rally in Fallujah a...
