Asia-Pacific
Nepal to issue passports with third gender for sexual minorities
Nepal will issue passports to sexual minorities, adding a third gender category, an official said on Wednesday in a sign of the conservative Hindu-majority...
Hong Kong govt cements support for China’s pre-screening of poll candidates
The Hong Kong government on Wednesday cemented its support for China’s plan to pre-screen candidates for the city’s 2017 leadership election,...
Pakistan legislators approve military courts for terrorism
Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has approved the establishment of military courts to hear terrorism-related cases, after a Taliban massacre...
Bushfires follow Australia’s third-hottest year
Australia experienced its third-hottest year on record in 2014, paving the way for an early start to the bushfire season, scientists said Tuesday as hundreds...
Divers go down to AirAsia #QZ8501 wreckage as weather clears
Indonesian search officials sent divers down to the bed of the Java Sea during a break in bad weather Tuesday in hopes of recovering more bodies from the...
'Chew slowly warning' after nine people choke to death on Japanese delicacy
Officials in Japan are urging people to chew slowly while eating traditional New Year treats after at least nine people choked to death.
Indian city smashes cultural taboos, elects first transgender mayor
A transgender, who earned a living by singing in Howrah-Mumbai trains scripted history by winning civic polls in Chhattisgarh, defeating nearest rival...
Cargo ship sinks off Vietnam, captain and one sailor confirmed dead
The bodies of two crew members of the Norwegian cargo ship which sank off the coast of southern Vietnam have been identified as the captain and deputy...
Australian firemen race to douse blaze before weather worsens
Firefighters were battling Monday to contain a major blaze ahead of the forecast return of strong winds and a heatwave following the loss of a dozen homes...
Weather frustrates AirAsia search divers, no ‘pings’ detected
Bad weather forced divers trying to identify sunken wreckage from a crashed AirAsia passenger jet to abort their mission on Sunday and Indonesian officials...
Dozens of homes at risk as bushfire burns out of control in Australia
Dozens of homes are feared lost to an intense bushfire raging out of control in South Australia Saturday, with firefighters struggling to contain the worst...
Prison sex assault of eight-year-old girl ignites fury in Philippines
An eight-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet at a notorious Philippine prison, officials said Saturday, fuelling a national uproar over revelations...
'Two big parts' of AirAsia plane found, crash may have been caused by ice
Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia’s top...
Suicide boat: Four dead as Pakistan vessel blows itself up while being chased
The crew of a Pakistani fishing boat blew up and sank their vessel after trying to evade capture at the hands of the Indian navy in a high-speed chase...
30 AirAsia crash victims recovered as seabed scoured for wreckage
The bodies of 30 AirAsia crash victims have now been recovered from the sea as rescuers continue to scour the seabed for wreckage.
Shanghai stampede victims mainly women; youngest a 12-year-old
China on Friday mourned the 36 dead from a New Year’s Eve crush on Shanghai’s famed waterfront, as the city government revealed the victims...
AirAsia plane may have managed to ditch: experts
As search teams hunt for the black boxes of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, analysts say the pilot may have managed to make an emergency water landing, only for...
N.Korea leader Kim Jong Un says open to summit with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to a high-level summit with neighbouring South Korea, days after a proposal from Seoul to resume dialogue.
Ray of hope: Better weather aids AirAsia QZ8501 search efforts
Improving weather is aiding the search for victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, with officials trying to locate the fuselage of the plane that crashed in the...
Fighting Taliban in Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, intensifies
At least 23 militants were killed on Wednesday when Pakistani fighter jets bombed their hideouts in the country’s troubled northwest bordering Afghanistan,...
Divers set to search for AirAsia wreckage after debris, bodies found
Divers and ships will search for the wreckage and the all important black boxes of a doomed AirAsia plane on Wednesday after Indonesian rescuers found...
Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking
Internet giant Google’s unwillingness to obey Chinese law is to blame for the shutdown of its hugely popular email service, state-run media said...
Great White Shark attack blamed for teenager’s death in Australia
A teenager has been killed in a suspected attack by a Great White Shark while spear fishing in southwest Australia.
Détente: South Korea proposes inter-Korea talks next month
A top South Korean official on Monday offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea in January to discuss “mutual concerns”, including...
Nepal’s thirsty capital loses ancient taps to construction
From early morning, housewives carrying buckets and brass pots queue in the back streets of Nepal’s capital for the free water pumped from a network...
Bomb blast at restaurant in India’s Silicon Valley kills woman
A crude bomb exploded outside a busy restaurant in India’s high-tech capital of Bengaluru on Sunday, killing a woman and wounding a man, police said.
Malaysia Floods: PM pledges exra funds, number of victims drop
Flooding in Malaysia and Thailand has killed 24 people and left nearly 160,000 homeless since mid-December, in the deadliest regional flood season in a...
Sony works for 3rd day to recover from PlayStation network attack
Sony Corp worked for a third day on Saturday to restore services to its PlayStation video gaming network after disruptions that a hacker group said it...
China to list legal places of worship in effort to ‘root out’ illegal
In an effort to identify unsanctioned groups and “root out illegal religious activities”, China will publish online details of legal religious...
Myanmar’s biggest city holds first municipal election in 60 years
Residents of Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon went to the polls Saturday for the first municipal elections in six decades.
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