Thailand's defence minister said on Wednesday (Dec 7) authorities will investigate the BBC on suspicion of insulting the monarchy in connection with a Thai-language profile of the new king that has stirred social media anger. Offending the dignity of a...
Myanmar has banned workers from going to Muslim-majority Malaysia as relations sour between the neighbours over a bloody military crackdown on the Buddhist country's Rohingya minority. The move came after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak lashed out at Myanmar's de...
JAKARTA (AFP) - More than 20 people died and dozens were injured in a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday (Dec 7), officials said. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake hit just north of the small town...
This time, the "get tough on China" talk could be more than empty rhetoric - and leaders in Beijing may even recognise some of the tactics Donald Trump plans to use against them. The president-elect is showing a willingness to...
KOTA KINABALU - The declaration by scientists that the Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysian jungles may have been premature after a footprint was spotted in Sabah's untouched Danum Valley. The footprint is believed to be from the animal, giving scientists...
Philippine police murdered a town mayor while he was helpless in a jail cell, justice department investigators said Tuesday, contradicting claims by the accused and President Rodrigo Duterte that he was killed in a gun battle. The accusations by the...
Taiwan's parliament plunged into more chaos Tuesday with opposing lawmakers brawling in the chamber as labour activists set off smoke bombs outside in protest at proposed holiday cuts. Dozens of legislators crowded the podium of the main chamber, screaming and...
All doctors are haunted by the mistakes they made. Some fare better than others, some not. I remember the various conversations we had, colleagues, friends, flatmates, most over meals, some with tears involved. How can you not be, when a simple...
Shanghai - Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a Shanghai consumer watchdog which called on tech giant Apple to address the complaints. Fresh on the heels of Samsung's worldwide Galaxy Note 7...
A Pakistani court has charged the brother of a slain social media star with her murder, the final step before a trial begins in one of the country's highest-profile "honour killings". Model Qandeel Baloch, who shot to fame for her...
