SURKHET, NEPAL - The small thatched hut in western Nepal has no walls to keep out the cold. Inside is a raised platform where Pabrita Giri sleeps during her period, banished from her home by a centuries-old Hindu ritual. Below the...
For decades Wahhabism, the strict strain of Islam that promotes a literal interpretation of the Quran, has been Saudi Arabia's predominant faith, and since the 1970s the oil-rich kingdom has been generous in sending funds to other Muslim countries...
President Rodrigo Duterte visited his ninth grandchild, his first as the country's Chief Executive. On Thursday evening, Presidential Assistant Christopher "Bong" Go shared Facebook photos of the Duterte visiting his newborn grandson, Marko Digong "Stonefish" Carpio, at the Davao Doctors...
The Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, is helping more than 300 Siberian tigers to lose weight by adding more exercise to their daily routine and cutting back on their food intake. Photos of the tigers circulated...
Former entertainment journalist Chan Hoi Wan has come a long way. Not only has she become a celebrity in her own right, but she is now officially the richest woman in Hong Kong, worth some HK$50 billion (S$9 billion). She...
TOKYO - Owls fluff up their feathers and preen beneath the stroking fingers of customers at Owl Village, one of many cafes dedicated to the birds, seen as a symbol of good luck in Japan, that have sprung up...
KUALA LUMPUR - North Korea said on Thursday there were strong indications that a heart attack may have killed the North Korean national who died at the Kuala Lumpur International airport. Malaysia has said the man, identified as Kim Jong Nam,...
A former Thai police officer who was fired for gross misconduct as one of the new king's most senior aides was taken to a police station on Thursday to face a charge of building on public land. Jumpol Manmai's dismissal...
SHANGHAI - The fortunes of the richest 100 members of China's parliament and its advisory body - all dollar billionaires - grew about 64 per cent in the four years since Xi Jinping rose to power, according to data...
A "kick" from a firefighter was all it took to prevent a suicidal woman from going through with her attempt to end her life on Sunday in Ruzhou City of central China's Henan Province. Firefighters rushed to the scene after...
