MANILA - The son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos came under attack over his father's record of corruption and rights abuse during a vice-presidential debate on Sunday.Surveys show that Ferdinand Marcos Jnr., popularly known by...
TOKYO - China's state media have begun to break their silence on this year's US presidential race, leveling not-so-oblique criticism at real estate mogul Donald Trump, who maintains a wide lead in the Republican Party nominating contest.China has been...
New Delhi - A massive fire swept through a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 280 after thousands gathered to watch a fireworks display.It was the latest...
Taipei - Hundreds of Taiwanese rallied Sunday to show support for retaining the death penalty, after the beheading of a child in a street attack shocked the island.Demonstrators dressed in black and held white roses in mourning for the...
New Delhi - A massive fire swept through a temple in southern India on Sunday, killing more than 100 people after thousands gathered to watch an illegal fireworks display.More than 280 others were injured in the fire that engulfed...
Hiroshima, Japan- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations are gathering this weekend in Hiroshima, the site of the world's first atomic bombing in 1945.Here are five things to know about the city: Located some 700 kilometres (440...
New Delhi - A major explosion and fire swept through a temple in southern India on Sunday killing 79 people after families and others had gathered for a fireworks display, a top official said.More than 250 others were injured...
Jakarta - At rush hour every weekday, women with babies slung across their arms line the traffic-choked streets of the Indonesian capital, flagging down drivers looking to game Jakarta's carpooling laws by hiring a few extra passengers.But revelations some...
NEW DELHI - A huge fire swept through a temple in southern India early on Sunday, killing more than 60 people and injuring 200 gathered for a fireworks display to mark the start of the Hindu new year.Thousands of...
YANGON - Myanmar authorities have dropped charges against nearly 200 political activists since Aung San Suu Kyi pledged to fight for their freedom, a senior police officer told AFP Saturday.The cases were dismissed Friday, he said, following Suu Kyi's...
