Van carrying gas tanks hits 18 pedestrians in Shanghai

A minivan ploughed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in downtown Shanghai on Friday, sending 18 people to hospitals.
2 February 2018

Japan fire kills 11 at home for the elderly

Eleven people were killed in northern Japan after fire broke out at a home for elderly people with financial difficulties, police said
1 February 2018

Military option not close

A US special envoy said yesterday all options remain on the table for solving the nuclear standoff with North Korea but that he did not
1 February 2018

Xi wants 'new level' of ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday told British Prime Minister Theresa May that their countries should take trade ties to "a new
1 February 2018

Hong Kong bans ivory sales in landmark vote

Hong Kong yesterday voted to ban ivory sales in a landmark move to end the infamous trade in the city. MPs
31 January 2018

Lese majeste: Thai teens get harsh sentences

Five Thai teens and a 20-year-old were yesterday sentenced to between nearly 3.5 and 11.5 years in prison for setting
31 January 2018

Rajapakse-era graft: Lanka sets up courts

Sri Lanka is to set up special courts to investigate charges of corruption amounting to billions of dollars under former
31 January 2018

N Korea not demonstrated all components of ICBM

North Korea's nuclear program has made strides in recent months but the country has not yet demonstrated all the
31 January 2018

11countries agree to help UNRWA

Almost a dozen countries have agreed to advance their annual contributions to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees
31 January 2018

India boosts maritime reach

India has signed a 20-year pact with the Seychelles to build an airstrip and a jetty for its navy in the island chain, the
31 January 2018

Boosting patient well-being with pet-assisted therapy

The therapist who started the project is among 3,500 who won health quality service awards.
31 January 2018

Eight-month-old girl raped in Delhi

An eight-month-old Indian girl was recovering yesterday in hospital after she was raped at her home in Delhi, the
30 January 2018

Bomb kills 8 Shias in NW Pakistan

A roadside bomb yesterday killed eight people including three women and a child in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt
30 January 2018

Eight-month-old baby raped allegedly by 28-year-old cousin in Delhi

An eight-month-old infant is allegedly raped by her cousin in the Indian capital, Delhi.
30 January 2018

India has 21m 'unwanted' girls

The desire of Indian parents for sons has created an estimated 21 million "unwanted" girls because couples keep
29 January 2018

Indonesian president wraps up Dhaka visit seeking stronger ties

Indonesian President Joko Widodo wraps up his two-day state visit seeking stronger ties with Bangladesh and extending supports to Rohingyas for their safe return.
29 January 2018

Cockroach in car gives woman a fright, causing her to crash into overhead bridge

The sight of a cockroach crawling in her car gave a 61-year-old woman such a fright that she crashed into one end of an overhead bridge in Jurong East Central of Singapore last Friday.
29 January 2018

Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul

An explosives-packed ambulance blows up in a crowded area of Kabul killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials say, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years.
27 January 2018

Pakistan police killing of a Pashtun youth fuels anger over 'encounters'

Nationwide protests at the police killing of a young ethnic Pashtun man in Pakistan’s largest city shines a spotlight on allegations of persecution by the authorities against refugees from the country’s conflict-ridden northwest.
27 January 2018

Bus with pilgrims falls into river in India, killing 12

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims plunged into a river in western India after smashing through a bridge railing, killing 12 and injuring another three, police say.
27 January 2018