ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ruling party plans to pass long-delayed legislation against "honour killings" within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of an outspoken social media star, the daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.The bill...
New Delhi - Indian police have arrested three suspects over the alleged gang-rape of a student by a group of men, some of whom had been charged with a previous attack on her, an officer said Wednesday.The 21-year-old, who...
TOKYO - Gamers in Japan, home of Nintendo Co's Pokemon, waited in vain on Wednesday for the launch of its smash-hit mobile game amid reports that the developers behind it had hit the brakes, concerned that overwhelming demand would...
Beijing - At least one person was killed and 34 missing as torrential rain pounded northern China, state media reported Wednesday.Heavy downpours struck Hebei province which surrounds Beijing, causing all major rivers to breach their banks and damaging 11...
BEIJING - Persistent heavy rain on Wednesday caused widespread disruption in the Chinese capital, Beijing, forcing the delay and cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of some subway stations.Beijing's steamy summer months are often marked by dramatic...
Shanghai - An amphibious plane crashed into a highway bridge on the edge of Chinese commercial hub Shanghai on Wednesday, killing at least five people, according to local media reports.The plane, owned by charter airline Joy General Aviation, was...
Beijing - Tough religious restrictions on Muslim minorities in China's far west may have driven more than 100 to join the Islamic State group, a US think tank said Wednesday.Beijing has long claimed that IS is recruiting Uighurs from...
JAKARTA - Indonesia has ordered the police not to play Pokemon Go while on duty and will soon ban military personnel as well, officials said on Wednesday (July 20), as the armed forces chief warned the smartphone game was...
TAIPEI - Taiwan authorities ordered some tour buses off the road Wednesday after one caught fire and killed 26 on board as questions swirl over why emergency doors and windows did not open.Local media reported that bodies were found...
Riau Police reportedly have dropped investigations into 11 companies allegedly involved in forest fires in 2015, underlining the poor law enforcement of last year's catastrophe that claimed five lives.The 11 companies were among 18 accused of having been involved...
