Australian gran escapes death in Malaysia drugs case

7 years ago

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia,  An Australian grandmother who said she was tricked into smuggling drugs into Malaysia after falling for an online romance scam was Wednesday cleared of trafficking, a crime...

Saudi-led strikes on Yemen market kills 14 civilians

7 years ago

ADEN, Saudi-led air strikes killed 14 civilians in a village market near Yemen's battleground third city Taez as a nearly three-year bombing campaign intensified, an official and medics said on...

India says more than 660 missing one month after deadly cyclone

7 years ago

NEW DELHI, More than 660 fisherman remain missing one month after a deadly cyclone battered India's south coast and parts of neighbouring Sri Lanka, Indian authorities said Wednesday.  Cyclone Ockhi...

At least 20 killed in communal clashes in South Sudan's Jonglei state

7 years ago

JUBA,  At least 20 people have been killed and 18 others injured in South Sudan's Jonglei State after two rival communities clashed over renaming of a contested village, a local government...

Myanmar court extends detention for 2 Reuters reporters

7 years ago

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar extended the detention of two Reuters journalists on Wednesday and set their trial for Jan. 10 on charges of violating state secrets.  Wa...

Putin submits documents for 2018 presidential candidacy

7 years ago

MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday submitted to the Central Election Committee (CEC) documents needed to officially start his 2018 presidential campaign.  Russian TV channels showed Putin arriving at...

Vietnam combats corruption with iron hand

7 years ago

-by Tao Jun, Bui Long  HANOI, As early as 2006, the Communist Party of Vietnam considered corruption as "one of the biggest threats to the existence of our party...

India to become fifth largest economy in 2018: report

7 years ago

  NEW DELHI,  India is set to overtake the United Kingdom and France to become the world's fifth largest economy next year, a report said Tuesday.  Currently ranked seventh,...

Clashes in Lima as thousands protest ex-president Fujimori pardon

7 years ago

lIMA, Peruvian police on Monday fired tear gas and clashed with protesters marching against the pardon of ailing ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights...

Chinese activist jailed for 8 years

7 years ago

TIANJIN, China,  A Chinese court sentenced an activist known by the online pseudonym "Super Vulgar Butcher" to eight years in prison Tuesday after he refused to plead guilty to charges...

Sri Lanka to strengthen tourist police in 2018

7 years ago

COLOMBO The Sri Lankan government said on Tuesday that it would strengthen its tourist police force in 2018 for the safety and assistance of tourists visiting the island country.  Law...

Russia election boycott campaign may be illegal

7 years ago

MOSCOW,  Russian officials should review opposition leader Alexei Navalny's calls for an election boycott to see if they might be breaking the law, the Kremlin said Tuesday, hinting at possible...

In break with tradition, Trump doesn't host a state dinner

7 years ago

WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the red carpets, military parades and fancy dinners that were lavished upon him during state visits on his recent tour of Asia....

10 killed in road accident in Pak

7 years ago

Karachi [Pakistan], At least 10 members of a family were killed and several others were injured, when two passenger buses coming from opposite directions collided with a Suzuki van, here.  ...

IS claims deadly attack near Kabul spy agency

7 years ago

BEIRUT, The Islamic State group claimed a suicide attack which killed six civilians on Monday near a training centre run by the Afghan intelligence agency in the capital Kabul."A martyrdom...