KAWASAKI, Japan - Japanese revellers carried giant phalluses through the streets of Kawasaki on Sunday to worship the humble penis and fertility in one of the world's most unusual festivals.Size matters at the Shinto Kanamara Matsuri, where groups of...
BANGKOK - Thai authorities have confiscated nearly 6,000 red bowls bearing a message from an ousted ex-premier, a police officer said Sunday, in the junta's latest attempt to block the resurgence of the political party it toppled.The seizure followed...
MANILA - A rare power outage plunged a major section of the Philippine capital's main airport into darkness overnight, forcing flight cancellations that stranded thousands on Sunday.As many as 78 flights by the country's largest carrier Cebu Pacific were...
BEIJING - Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE will replace three top executives, the WSJ reported, in an apparent bid to see US restrictions on its business lifted after it was accused of violating sanctions against Iran.Washington slapped restrictions on ZTE...
PHILIPPINES - Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing's increasingly assertive behaviour has sparked global concern.Manila is seeking to strengthen ties with Tokyo as tensions...
Thousands came to the street where the tiny girl was decapitated.They carried Winnie the Pooh stuffed toys, flowers, balloons, cards and even a red bike.They wrote to her family, with fervent offers of compassion and aid.The massive outpouring of...
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SYDNEY - Australia's transport minister Sunday said new debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius would be examined to see if it belonged to MH370, just weeks after two Mozambique fragments were linked to the missing flight.The...
Hello Kitty fans in Shanghai can now enjoy their meals at a Hello Kitty-themed restaurant, the first authorised Hello Kitty restaurant from the Tokyo-based Sanrio.Located in a shopping mall on Shandong Lu of Nanjing Dong Lu, one of the...
China's top legislature is studying a possible new law aimed at ensuring the safety of the nuclear industry, a senior lawmaker has said.The move comes at a time when nuclear energy is increasingly being seen as an environmentally friendly...
TOKYO - In a fresh sign of the bitter power struggle going on in China, an explosive open letter appeared briefly on a state-sanctioned website calling for President Xi Jinping to resign over economic mismanagement.The letter was not signed....
