Decades-old frozen meat seized in China: Report

Almost half a billion dollars worth of smuggled frozen meat -- some of it rotting and more than 40 years old -- has been seized in China, reports say.
24 June 2015

China blocks India's move at UN

China has blocked India's move in the UN demanding action against Pakistan over release of Mumbai attack mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in violation of a resolution of the world body as it contended that India provided insufficient information.
23 June 2015

S Korea, Japan mark 50 years of ties

East Asian neighbours South Korea and Japan marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties yesterday with a push to mend relations
22 June 2015

Pakistan suspends death penalty during Ramadan

Pakistan orders the temporary suspension of the death penalty during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
19 June 2015

South Korean MPs approve new premier

South Korea's ruling party-controlled legislation on Thursday approved President Park Geun-hye's choice for prime minster, ending a lengthy merry-go-round at the country's
18 June 2015

Hong Kong MPs reject 'fake democracy'

Hong Kong lawmakers yesterday rejected a Beijing-backed electoral reform package derided as "fake democracy" during mass protests last year, leaving the city in deadlock
18 June 2015

Forestland illegally occupied by hatchery owner

The owner of a hatchery has continued construction of a boundary wall, grabbing government forestlands at Lokkhindor village in
18 June 2015

'N Korea hit by worst drought'

North Korea has been hit by its worst drought in a century, state media said yesterday, sparking fears of worsening food shortages in the impoverished communist country.
16 June 2015

4,300 Pak, Afghan refugees get Indian citizenship

The NDA government said yesterday it had granted citizenship to nearly 4,300 Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan and Afghanistan in its one year of being in power, nearly four times the number granted to such persons in the preceding five years under UPA-II.
15 June 2015

HK arrests nine with explosives

Hong Kong police arrested nine people and seized suspected explosives, authorities said yesterday, as the city goes on high alert ahead of a crucial vote on a China-backed electoral reform package that sparked widespread protests last year.
15 June 2015

MERS claims 16 in S Korea

Another patient has died in South Korea amid an outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome bringing total fatalities to 16.
15 June 2015

Hong Kong rallies ahead of key vote

Pro-democracy campaigners took to the streets of Hong Kong yesterday, but in far smaller numbers than expected, before a vote on a political reform package that has divided
14 June 2015

S Korea reports 15th MERS death

South Korea yesterday reported its 15th death from the MERS virus as the growing outbreak that has now infected 145 forced one of the nation's biggest hospitals to suspend
14 June 2015

Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions

Pakistan imposes one-month moratorium on executions during Ramadan, giving temporary reprieve to a death row prisoner whose lawyers say he was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
14 June 2015

Waist wars: China belly button challenge gets trending

Can you touch your belly button by reaching behind your back and around your waist?
12 June 2015

Myanmar to bar Rohingyas from fleeing, but won’t address their plight

Myanmar says it is determined to stop the departures of migrants fleeing religious persecution, but won't address the reasons behind their exodus.
12 June 2015

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang gets life term

China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life - the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule.
11 June 2015

No condition on $2b Indian loan: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says no condition was imposed on US$ 2 billion Line of Credit to be provided as loans to Bangladesh by India.
10 June 2015

3D printer helps separate conjoined twins in China

Chinese surgeons uses 3D printing technology as part of a successful operation to separate conjoined twins.
10 June 2015

Schoolgirl raped in Bandarban

A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by her neighbour in Bhangamura area under Sadar upazila of Bandarban district on Saturday.
7 June 2015