Bangkok - A sea turtle dubbed 'Piggy Bank' for swallowing nearly 1,000 coins took swimming lessons Monday as she embarked on a rehabilitation programme following the removal of the treasure trove by Thai surgeons. The hapless reptile underwent a seven...
Geneva - Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for a high-level inquiry into abuses against the Muslim minority community. The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights...
Manila - Sally Antonio is exhausted from working three jobs since police killed her husband and son, a typical Philippine drug war widow enduring a life sentence of impoverished misery. While President Rodrigo Duterte's unprecedented crackdown has claimed the lives...
TAIPEI - Former President Ma Ying-jeou has been indicted for leaking confidential information in a wiretapping case in 2013, Taipei prosecutors announced on Tuesday (March 14). Prosecutors said the charges against Ma include violations of Communication Security and Surveillance Act...
Canadian foster parents search for abandoned child's family members Local authorities in Southwest China's Guizhou province began a search on Friday for possible siblings of a girl who was abandoned about 10 years ago and was later adopted by a...
SEOUL - The head of South Korea's Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee, may be languishing in a jail cell but he is allowed plenty of visitors, which may allow him to play a key role in corporate decisions even...
The US has started to deploy attack drones to South Korea, an American military spokesman said yesterday, days after it began to deploy an advanced anti-missile system to counter "continued provocative actions" by isolated North Korea. The drones, or Gray...
TOKYO - Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims...
The search for missing Russian female diver on foot continued in Koh Tao Monday while the diving team suspended the search as divers felt fatigue after many days of searches. Valentina Novozhyonovam, 23, has went missing during her trip to...
In an effort to protect the country's border areas against foreign territorial claims, the government has declared 111 outer islands, which include some previously not stated as border areas. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti welcomed Presidential Decree No....
