Category: Asia
Thousands defy police in support of Imran Khan
EPA The city’s roads have been blocked with shipping containers to stop the march reaching the centre Supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran…
Laos hostel staff detained after suspected methanol deaths
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven other members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected…
Top sumo wrestler demoted due to student's violence
Japan’s sumo association demoted Hakuho in his role as a trainer and forced him to take a pay cut.
Boeing: Aviation giant displays crisis management at Asia’s top airshow
In its latest earnings report, the European aerospace giant said it would deliver 800 planes this year, including its A320neo which is a competitor to…
Indian zoo ordered to change lions’ 'blasphemous' names
The two lions were named after the Hindu deity Sita and Akbar, a 16th Century Mughal ruler.
Man charged with murder of missing Sydney couple
Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies were last seen on Monday.
Japan mafia boss tried to sell plutonium, says US
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, allegedly tried to traffic material he believed would go to Iran to build a nuclear bomb.
Historical sites in Afghanistan ‘bulldozed for looting’
Satellite images show damage has continued under the Taliban, according to researchers at Chicago University.
Why US politicians are on a pilgrimage to Taiwan
Representative Mike Gallagher, head of the House’s China committee, is the latest one to make the trip
India state bans candy floss over cancer risk
Tamil Nadu bans the pink sugary treat for containing a carcinogen, while others are planning to do so.
