WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official told Reuters on Sunday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity,...
He used to be secured in wooden stocks, but he managed to break free of them. They have since been replaced with the iron chains.His mother Rukmini, 45, a rice farmer said her heart broke when she first had...
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India - Indian police have detained five people after a fireworks display at a Hindu temple set off explosions and fire killing 108 people, an officer said on Monday, in one of the worst accidents at a religious...
Chinese netizens were shocked when they saw a woman being stabbed to death by a man in a video which went viral on social media last week.But what made them more disgusted was that the person who filmed the...
Beijing - China has banned three passengers from major airlines for "uncivilised behaviour", state media reported Monday, as the country seeks to instil manners in its increasingly well-travelled populace.The three were blacklisted for hitting a checkpoint security officer with...
With obesity on the rise across China, doctors and nutritionists create healthy treatment path Doctors released China's first medical guideline on Sunday to help overweight people get lighter.The guideline, which comes as obesity rises sharply nationwide, covers the principles...
Experts have applauded the introduction of a blacklist for unruly air passengers, but caution has been urged in specifying targeted offenders.Three people have been fined and placed on a no-fly list since the China Air Transport Association introduced the...
KOTA KINABALU: A two-hour downpour on Saturday in parts of Sabah's west coast failed to reach the Trus Madi forest reserve where fires are still burning, and northern Pulau Banggi where some islanders have resorted to using drain water.Banggi...
TOKYO - The hum of conversation and the clinking of coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighbourhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.At first glance, the cafe, which also serves...
Hong Kong - Student leaders behind Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests launched a new political party Sunday and said it would campaign for a referendum to decide the city's future - including possible independence.The semi-autonomous Chinese city is self-governing...
