CHENNAI, India - At least 300,000 children across India are drugged, beaten and forced to beg every day, in what has become a multi million rupee industry controlled by human trafficking cartels, police and trafficking experts said.Writing in a...
JAKARTA - Furious officials sent troops to Indonesian islets near Singapore after an online map of an eco resort mistakenly suggested they belong to the city-state.Indonesian lawmakers also demanded the country's sovereignty be defended as anger mounted at the...
Lego fans, brace yourselves for some heartbreaking news.A giant fox figurine of Nick, from the movie Zootopia, that was on display at the Lego expo in Ningbo, China, was completely destroyed by the hands of a young boy.To make...
NEW DELHI - More than 2,000 Indians contracted HIV over a 17-month period after receiving blood transfusions, data from the national AIDS body showed on Wednesday (June 1).In response to a Right to Information request filed by Mumbai-based activist...
TOKYO - Tokyo's embattled governor apologised on Wednesday (June 1) in the face of rising public anger over alleged inappropriate spending on everything from luxury hotel suites to children's pyjamas.Mr Yoichi Masuzoe has come under intense media grilling over...
BANGKOK - Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand's infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday (June 1) as they removed live animals in response to international pressure over suspected trafficking and abuse.The Buddhist temple...
BANGKOK - Thailand's junta leader swatted away his critics Wednesday vowing to remain in power "despite how much you hate me", as political tensions simmer ahead of a referendum the military says will pave the way for elections.Thailand's mercurial...
HONG KONG - Seven Hong Kong police officers were in court Wednesday over the beating of a pro-democracy protester during mass rallies in 2014, an incident which was captured on film and beamed around the world.On the first day...
BANGKOK - Thailand on Wednesday jailed a country singer and political activist for 7-1/2 years, on grounds of insulting the monarchy in a public speech made three years ago.The conviction swells a list of prosecutions pushed by Thailand's military...
An eclectic mix of leftists, academics and close friends has formed Filipino President-elect Rodrigo Duterte's new Cabinet, which he unveiled yesterday at a news conference."I assure you, these are all men of integrity and honesty," Mr Duterte said, shortly...
