BEIJING - Poker faces were in short supply after Lady Gaga met the Dalai Lama, with Chinese social media users erupting in fury Monday.The pop star met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader at the United States Conference of...
BEIJING - The mayor of a city in central China made a rare public address calling of calm after thousands of people protested against a waste incineration project over fears it would damage the environment and residents' health.Tens of...
BANGKOK - Activists on Monday urged Britain to hand over details of the multi-million-dollar sale to Thailand of fake bomb detectors that led to the detention of scores of innocent people.British fraudster Gary Bolton was jailed in 2013 for...
Two days after Indonesian authorities reported the abduction of seven of their seamen by Filipino terrorists in the Sulu Sea, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday finally confirmed the incident.AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the...
MANILA - Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at "stupid" human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised the death penalty was for retribution.Duterte gave a lengthy speech in his southern...
Office worker Kim Byung Jin, 35, has noticed something new on the pavement near Seoul's City Hall on his way to the office.It is a crossed-out circular sign showing a walking man looking at a smartphone in his hand...
A glass bridge in China was given the ultimate strength test on June 25 when 30 people took turns to smash it with sledgehammers.Media outlets reported that the test was administered to refute claims that the bridge was not...
A taxi driver in Bangkok has been fined and suspended after photos of him inappropriately touching a female customer were shared online last week.According to Bangkok Post, Somchai Simli is believed to have admitted verbally and sexually harassing the...
For senior students in the colleges, it's time to depart. As graduation season has come, these students are holding activities to celebrate their final days of school.However, graduates are being criticised by media outlets for spending too much money...
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian military transport plane was intercepted by two Indonesian jet fighters while flying a regular route over Indonesia's Natuna Islands, defence officials said Sunday.The C-130 aircraft was flying from west Malaysia on Saturday towards the...
