TIANJIN, China- A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer was convicted of subversion and sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday (Aug 4), state media reported - the third such trial this week as the authorities crack down on...
Hong Kong is up and running again after a forced shutdown early yesterday morning (August 2) when Typhoon Nida struck.Hong Kong residents were able to go about their daily business by midday yesterday, when officials ended the rainstorm alert.Malaysian...
BEIJING - Some major rivers, including parts of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, will remain at high risk of flooding in August due to larger than average rainfall, the state flood control authority said on Wednesday.Adding to the danger,...
JAKARTA - Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has stressed that the government would not consider abolishing the death penalty, and therefore there was no need to evaluate prevailing laws."This is our law. Despite some pressures on...
Jakarta - The main airport serving the Indonesian capital Jakarta will next week open a new terminal to ease the burden on the country's busiest aviation hub, the airport operator said Wednesday.Air passenger numbers are soaring in Indonesia, the...
Kathmandu - Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged Wednesday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers elected the Maoist leader and former guerrilla to head a new government.Dahal, better known by...
Beijing - A huge sinkhole opened up in China, swallowing a section of road and passers-by and leaving at least one person missing, state media reported Wednesday.At least three people fell into the 30 metre (99 feet) long, 20...
SEOUL - Lavish free meals, rounds of golf and expensive gifts of beef and ginseng will soon be off-limits for civil servants, teachers and journalists in South Korea under a law aimed at clamping down on graft that has...
JAKARTA - Ten drug convicts whose executions were delayed during a chaotic process in Indonesia were only officially informed of the temporary reprieve hours after they had expected to face the firing squad, a lawyer said Wednesday.Despite international protests,...
Jakarta - Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted some flights to the holiday island of Bali, officials said Wednesday.Mount Gamala on the eastern island of Ternate erupted early Wednesday...
