BELHE, India - A ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter in India's richest state is threatening to push millions of farmers into penury, deepening distress in the countryside and fanning resentment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling...
Heavily tattooed Canadian chef Matty Matheson has come to be known for his "how to" recipe hacks for hapless amateur cooks. But meddle with Hainanese chicken rice and you're asking for trouble with Singaporeans and Malaysians, where the meal has...
The government is planning to remove some of the 169 countries on the free-visa list, as few tourists from those countries travel to Indonesia. The Law and Human Rights Ministry, along with related institutions, such as the Foreign Affairs Ministry,...
Pakistan - Gunfire echoes through a dusty northwest tribal town, the soundtrack to Pakistan's biggest arms black market, where Kalashnikovs welded from scrap metal are cheaper than smartphones and sold on an industrial scale.Darra Adamkhel, a town surrounded by...
BANGKOK - US authorities have apprehended former jet-setting monk Luang Pu Nenkham, who now goes by his layman's name Wiraphon Sukphon, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said yesterday.The DSI was informed by US officials...
MANILA - Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has likened the supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte to a cult, similar to the following of German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, saying they should not be carried away with their "idolatry" for their...
Fans of hairy crabs now have to shell out more for the delicacy - if they can get their hands on them. And changing weather patterns may be to blame. Suppliers in China, one of Singapore's main sources for the freshwater...
SEOUL - The South Korean health authorities said on Tuesday (Aug 23) that the country has confirmed the first case of cholera in 15 years in Gwangju. It is the first time that a local citizen has been infected...
