DENPASAR, Indonesia - Indonesian police said Tuesday that a Briton flew into a rage and repeatedly hit a Bali police officer over the head with a beer bottle after accusing him of being a "fake cop".Traffic policeman Wayan Sudarsa...
LUCKNOW, India - India's holy city of Varanasi has been forced to halt cremations along the banks of the sacred river Ganges as deadly floods from monsoon rains hit parts of the country, an official said Tuesday.More than 100,000...
TAIPEI - A top Shanghai official Tuesday defended his controversial visit to Taiwan as "open and transparent" as protesters burnt his photo and accused him of promoting the island's unification with China.Sha Hailin, a standing committee member of the...
Another Singaporean boat captain, along with his crew and passengers, have been detained for allegedly trespassing in Indonesian waters.Captain Ricky Tan Poh Hui was piloting the Malaysia-flagged vessel, the Seven Seas Conqueress, in waters near Bintan on Sunday, when...
MANILA - The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on narcotics, far higher than previously believed, according to police figures.Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela...
MANILA - Less than two months in office, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is getting high marks from the business community for policies that could engineer an economic surge and companies say they are making new investments as a result.While...
The transport ministry aims to make tourist information centres capable of assisting foreign tourists available at all Shinkansen stations nationwide by fiscal 2019, as part of efforts to boost the number of visitors from overseas.The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and...
China's human-rights abuses against its own people are no secret. But its abuse of North Korean women who flee to China to escape human-rights violations at home has remained largely hidden. I, however, know the truth, because I am...
MACAU - US tycoon Steve Wynn Monday opened a US$4 billion mega-resort in Macau - complete with giant lake, musical fountains and cable cars - as the Chinese casino enclave battles to turn around its fortunes.At a ceremony attended...
DENPASAR - A British man accused of murdering a policeman on Indonesia's Bali island hit the victim in the head with binoculars during a struggle on a beach, his lawyer said Monday.David Taylor claims he was pushed by the...
