TOKYO - A Japanese fan who stabbed a budding pop music star dozens of times in a frenzied attack at a concert was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison on Tuesday. Tomohiro Iwazaki, 28, was arrested last year...
DHAKA - A Bangladesh court handed down the death sentence on Tuesday for five Islamist militants found guilty of killing a Japanese citizen, court officials said. Kunio Hoshi, 65, was gunned down in October 2015 by masked men on a...
Seoul - The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday on multiple charges including bribery and embezzlement, South Korean prosecutors said. "Special prosecutors today indicted Samsung Electronics vice...
Mount Baekdu, which straddles the China-North Korea border, is the highest and most sacred mountain on the Korean peninsula. It is the place where North Korean founding leader Kim Il Sung fought against Japanese occupation forces, and where his son...
Two toddlers, aged two and three, have died after plunging four storeys at a shopping mall in Tianjin, China on Monday night (Feb 27). Chinese media reported that their mother had been holding them near a glass balcony when she...
A Korea-bound Boeing 777 aircraft landed safely early Tuesday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) after encountering problems mid-flight. According to a report from the Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa), Korean Air Flight 644 from Singapore immediately radioed the...
Police have found moves on social media to mobilise Dhammakaya Temple supporters, although no political connection has been confirmed so far, the national police chief said yesterday. Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said the Royal Thai Police were working with the...
Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz on Monday said the Church recognised freedom of religion as a human right and respected the wish of President Duterte to be buried without the prayers and blessings of priests. "It is everybody's option to embrace...
Five men charged over death of bystander who was accidentally shot. SUNDAY should have been the happiest day for a bride and groom in Chon Buri but it turned out to be a tragic one for an innocent couple after...
The relationship between Singapore and China is not just deep and broad-based - it is also forward-looking, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean has said. That Singapore has sent a delegation which includes a number of younger ministers "shows the...
