KUALA LUMPUR - The Islamic State (IS) is now "desperate" and may be looking to the ASEAN region as its next terror base instead of the Middle East, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. "The Abu Sayyaf and other terrorist...
Jakarta - Should Indonesia outlaw sexual relationships between unmarried couples? Should the state punish those who engage in promiscuity? Members of the House of Representatives, many of whom have themselves been embroiled in sex scandals, will decide the answers to...
GUANGZHOU, China - Chinese mermaid fans are getting a chance to live out their dream of swimming underwater like the mythical aquatic creature. Dada Li, a professional diver in the southern city of Guangzhou, teaches more than 100 adults and children...
A man is told to stop looking for his cow, as it is no longer in this world. A woman is consoled that her estrangement from her husband was destined. A goat herd wakes up after being unconscious for...
Kathmandu - The last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang died Friday in Kathmandu, eight years after he lost his royal title when the centuries-old Buddhist monarchy was abolished. Jigme Dorje Palbar Bista, who was 86, reigned over...
Seoul - Protesters began gathering in the streets of Seoul for the eighth straight week Saturday, pushing their demands for the swift and permanent removal of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. Organisers said the mass rally would march on the...
Beijing - China has objected to the Dalai Lama meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee earlier this month, saying the talks had negatively impacted ties between the Asian neighbours. The Tibetan spiritual leader met with Mukherjee at the Indian presidential...
Indonesian militant cells are now recruiting women to mount terror attacks, said national police chief Tito Karnavian. The top cop's warning came after anti-terror police commandos arrested a fourth woman this week on suspicion of terrorism. Investigations are under way to...
SEOUL - At the start of President Park Geun Hye's term, physician Kim Sang Man was a frequent guest at Seoul's Blue House, exempt from thorough security checks, giving injections derived from human placenta to South Korea's most important...
BEIJING - China expressed dissatisfaction on Friday after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, saying it hoped India would recognise the Nobel Peace Prize winning monk as a separatist in religious guise. Mukherjee hosted...
