MANILA - Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the government in Manila said Monday. A video posted by the Abu Sayyaf group, which was monitored by intelligence group SITE, showed Jurgen...
BANDUNG - Indonesian police shot dead a suspected militant linked to the Islamic State (IS) group during a firefight at a government office Monday after a small bomb was set off nearby. Witnesses described terrifying scenes as the attacker stormed...
With North Korea accused of having used a banned toxin in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, Seoul is poised to highlight the Kim Jong-un regime's unbridled breaches of international law and inhumane activities at the UN this week. Foreign Minister...
Prostate cancer in Indian males, according to ICMR and various state cancer registries, is the second most common cancer in the country. Delhi Cancer registry shows cancer of the prostate is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in...
As the president of the world's most-populous nation, Xi Jinping has never taken the issue of poverty lightly. In his four years leading China, Xi, 63, has visited more than 30 impoverished villages and townships, sharing his experience in poverty-eradication...
Faking an ailment to skip a day of work may sound common to many of us, but two men in Japan recently resorted to extreme measures to avoid going to work. Asahi News reported that a 54-year-old man showed up...
The Bali Police have beefed up security ahead of the visit of King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to Bali next month. The police will implement extra security precautions for the king's entourage, which reportedly comprise 1,500 people,...
Three people were fighting for their lives on Sunday after being rescued from a fatal blaze at a karaoke bar under renovation in eastern China. Ten people were killed and ten others injured on Saturday after a fire broke out...
This might come as a surprise to those who think pandas only eat bamboo shoots. Chengdu Business Daily reported last Saturday (Feb 25) that a wild giant panda attacked and devoured a goat on Wednesday in Leshan in China's Sichuan...
A WILDLIFE activist strongly criticised Khao Yai National Park officials yesterday for allowing a rescued Asian black bear to fall to its death from a helicopter during an operation to return it to nature. Thongchai Saengprathum, secretary of the Khao...
