HONG KONG - A Hong Kong bookseller who went missing in mainland China and re-emerged under detention returned to his home city Tuesday and asked police to drop their investigation into his initial disappearance.Lam Wing-kee is one of five...
The paint tin has a silhouette of a mosque on the label, while the paint company's brochure has the face of a pig crossed out.Indonesian company Bernahal uses these images to show its wall paint is halal, or permissible...
TORONTO/MANILA - The Philippines on Tuesday confirmed the execution of a Canadian who had been held hostage by the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamist militant group on a remote southern island with three other people since September 2015.Canadian Prime...
Manila - Philippine authorities on Tuesday confirmed that Muslim extremist guerrillas had beheaded a second Canadian hostage, as they defended their inability to save him despite months of pursuit."We strongly condemn the brutal and senseless murder of Mr. Robert...
JAKARTA - Indonesia plans to put 16 convicts to death after next month's Muslim Eid holiday, an official said Tuesday, confirming executions were set to resume after a hiatus.The death row convicts will be executed "immediately after" the Islamic...
A South Korean sanitary pad maker's decision to raise prices has sparked anger, as stories of low-income teenagers resorting to using shoe insoles and toilet paper circulated on social media.Yuhan-Kimberly, the country's leading manufacturer of diapers, tissues and feminine...
JAKARTA - Indonesia's doctors' association refused to be involved in the castration procedure, citing that there was no scientific proof that chemical castration could guarantee reduction in sexual desire.The Indonesian government will not back down from its plan to...
BEIJING - China's sports system has been enormously successful since the country returned to the Olympic fold in 1980, culminating with the host nation topping the medals' table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with only a slight dip into...
YANGON - Disabled and collecting fees to use a public toilet in a busy Yangon market was not how Kyaw Kyaw Oo imagined the life of a soldier when he lied about his age to join the Myanmar army...
OSAKA - AN AIR purifier that filters out not only airborne pollutants, but also mosquitoes, is drawing attention in Japan.The dual-function device, released by Sharp, has been selling exceptionally well.Called Katori Kusei, the air purifier works by sucking in...
