Numerous historical sites in Gyeongju suffered damage ranging from severe to minor cracks during the earthquake that hit the city last Monday, the largest to be recorded on the Korean Peninsula. The Cultural Heritage Administration, which is in charge of...
A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the "killer haze". Researchers from Harvard and Columbia universities in the...
At a hostel for dozens of pregnant women, impoverished widow Sharmila Mackwan weighs up her decision to carry twins for another couple - her only ticket out of poverty - as the government moves to close India's multi-million dollar...
A couple who forced their way onto a runway and delayed a flight on Wednesday after missing the last boarding call will be detained for five days, reported Beijing Youth Daily. The flight, CA1519 from Beijing to Shanghai, was due...
A man who vandalized a dozen scenic rocks in suburban Beijing apologised and started to remove the graffiti on Saturday. The apology was accepted by the local area managers. Chen Zhicheng, 53, left a trail of 13 graffiti signatures during...
At least 13 people were killed on Sunday and ten more are missing after a boat carrying Muslim pilgrims sank on Thailand's Chao Phraya river after hitting a bridge, officials said. The accident happened near the ancient city of Ayutthaya,...
A Norwegian former hostage on Sunday described his psychological torture as he heard his friends being beheaded by Islamic militants during a year-long captivity in the southern Philippines. A heavily bearded and gaunt Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was released on Saturday...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll from a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northwest tribal Pakistan has risen to 36, including eight children, officials said on Sunday. The Friday attack targeted a mosque in the Mohmand tribal district...
NYINGCHI, China - China has unveiled a sparkling new hotel as part of its drive to get tens of millions more tourists to visit Tibet, even as critics say the push is slowly eroding the local culture. With a presidential suite...
TOKYO - The statistics do not augur well for Japan's ageing population: A survey of young Japanese aged 18 to 34 has found that almost 70 per cent of unmarried men and 60 per cent of unmarried women are not...
