Chinese chickens are being fed more vitamins and vaccines as jittery farmers ramp up hen-house sterilization in a bid to protect flocks against a virulent strain of airborne bird flu that has led to record culling in nearby South...
Jakarta - Two Australian tourists accused of stealing a bicycle have been forced to take a "walk of shame" through an Indonesian island with signs round their necks, an official said Tuesday. "I am thieve (sic). Don't do what I...
SHANGHAI/BEIJING - A plane carrying the head of the world's biggest oil exporter was prevented from landing in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Tuesday because of thick smog blanketing large parts of northern China. Amin Nasser, chief executive of...
New banknotes and coins released on Monday by Bank Indonesia (BI) have enhanced security features aimed to prevent counterfeiting, the central bank governor has said. BI governor Agus Martowardojo told reporters that the new banknotes had nine to 12 security...
Central Jakarta Police spokesman Comr. Suyatno said the police deployed 2,986 personnel to secure the second hearing of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's blasphemy case on Tuesday. "There are 320 personnel from the National Police, 2,542 personnel from Jakarta...
With the number of intolerance and human rights cases in Yogyakarta remaining high this year, NGOs are calling on law enforcers to take stern action against the perpetrators. National Alliance for Unity in Diversity (ANBTI) Yogyakarta chapter coordinator Agnes Dwi...
HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities have confirmed the first human bird flu infection for this season after an elderly man who had recently travelled to mainland China was diagnosed with the deadly H7N9 virus strain. The 75-year-old male patient,...
The "easiest" and "best" thing to do to dispel doubts about President Rodrigo Duterte's health is to disclose his medical record, Senator Grace Poe said on Tuesday. Poe made the remark when asked in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel's...
BEIJING - Heavy smog engulfed large parts of northern China for a fourth straight day on Tuesday, with the environment ministry warning that some firms in the region were continuing to flout emergency restrictions and dozens of flights out...
Manila - Philippine Catholic leaders and rights groups on Monday condemned as "barbaric" President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to restore the death penalty and execute "five or six" criminals daily. Duterte, 71, has made reviving the death penalty in the mainly...
