TEHRAN - Many firefighters were killed and others missing under the rubble after the Iranian capital's oldest high-rise building collapsed Thursday following a blaze, officials said. Rescue workers, soldiers and sniffer dogs were desperately hunting for survivors in the debris...
INDIA - A 42-year-old American has been arrested in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on suspicion of circulating child pornography on the internet, police said on Thursday, adding that they were investigating whether any of the victims had been...
JAKARTA - An Indonesian wildlife group on Thursday urged authorities to provide immediate medical care for, and free, captive bears it alleges are being starved in a zoo close to the capital, Jakarta. The case is the latest instance of...
Seoul - A South Korean court on Thursday refused to authorise the arrest of the heir to the Samsung business empire, in a setback to prosecutors probing a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye. Officials on Monday sought the arrest...
SEOUL - In a tumultuous four years in power, South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been criticised for her handling of a ferry disaster and the running of the economy, and also for bizarre episodes involving beauty treatments and...
Jakarta - An enormous fire engulfed a historic market in the Indonesian capital Jakarta Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters deployed to battle a blaze that sent huge clouds of black smoke floating over the city. The fire began at dawn...
Tokyo - Some might describe the idea as barking mad but a shrine in Tokyo is offering blessings to pets to protect the fluffy creatures from a 'ruff' year ahead. Pet owners have been flocking to the Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu...
BEIJING - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will visit China in May to attend a multilateral summit, China's foreign ministry said on Thursday, his second visit to China since taking office as he seeks to further distance himself from Washington. Duterte...
SINGAPORE - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an important "life raft" for all the ten member states in the current uncertain global environment, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday. The spirit of regional co-operation has...
Batam Free Trade Zone authority plans to close 26 illegal pig farms near Duriangkang Dam, the biggest reservoir in Batam on which residents rely for clean water, after reports that pig waste has contaminated the water. Batam authority spokesperson Andiantono...
