Rescuers struggled Sunday to pull survivors from the wreckage of a train crash which killed 36 passengers in southern India, the latest in a series of disasters on the country's creaking rail network. Officials were investigating whether Maoist rebels had...
The death toll from a bomb blast at a market in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt has risen to 24, officials said Sunday. The explosion, which occurred on Saturday in Parachinar, capital of the Kurram tribal...
BEIJING - China's military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party's paper said on Sunday (Jan 22), adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft carrier...
TOKYO - Japan is moving to adopt a law allowing its octogenarian Emperor Akihito to abdicate but many touchy topics, such as his title and duties, remain to be settled before the monarch can retire in a step unprecedented...
The National Disaster Warning Centre warned yesterday that the South would be hit by heavy rain on Wednesday due to a high-pressure system from the Northeast and a low-pressure in the Andaman Sea. Some places may be hit be...
January is not over yet, but two regencies in Riau province have already declared emergency alert statuses to tackle any potential forest fires, which could get out of control when the weather gets drier in upcoming months. The decision made...
The Administrative Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a petition filed by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra against an administrative order for her to pay Bt35 billion (S$1.4 billion) in damages allegedly stemming from her government's rice-pledging scheme. Read...
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - Hundreds of women gathered in over 30 towns and cities across India late on Saturday (Jan 21), saying they were "occupying the night streets" to demand safety in public spaces after reports of the mass molestation...
NEW DELHI - At least 23 people were killed and around 100 injured after an express train derailed in southeast India Saturday night in the latest disaster to hit one of the world's largest rail networks. Eight coaches and the...
NEW DELHI - At least 13 people were killed and around 100 injured after an express train derailed in southeastern India in the latest disaster to hit one the world's largest rail networks. Seven coaches and the engine of the...
