NEW DELHI - A huge fire swept through a temple in southern India early on Sunday, killing more than 60 people and injuring 200 gathered for a fireworks display to mark the start of the Hindu new year.Thousands of...
YANGON - At least 20 people were killed when a boat carrying scores of wedding guests collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescue workers renewed their search...
Doctors in Wuhan, Hubei province, thanks to a donation from an Italian businesswoman, have successfully performed the first surgical procedure on Monday to help a man whose face was burned and disfigured 22 years ago when he was an...
PYONGYANG - Wheels have long been a sign of economic status for both individuals and nations, and on the lightly trafficked streets of Pyongyang, capital of impoverished and isolated North Korea, electric bicycles are the hottest new ride on...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens more as they attended Friday prayers at a mosque in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area, officials said. The bombing took place in the village of...
TOKYO - A gunman who shot dead a construction worker and wounded three others at their office in Japan was on the run Monday, in a country where firearms violence is extremely rare.The Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported the suspect...
Songkran revellers will be disappointed if they expect a fun-filled water fight near Bangkok's Khao San Road, a popular area with tourists and backpackers. This year's celebration will be different, as local authorities have urged business operators in the alley...
TOKYO - In April last year, Ms Matsuri Takahashi, a promising graduate of Japan's top university, landed a job at Dentsu, one of the country's most prestigious advertising agencies, renowned for its hard-driving work culture. Nine months later, she jumped to...
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has used a DNA sample from one of Kim Jong-Nam's children to confirm the identity of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday. Investigators "confirmed the identity of...
