South Korean police estimate 50,000 people turned out in Seoul Saturday in the latest protest against the resumption of U.S. beef...

Taiyuan (China), July 6 (Xinhua) At least 21 miners have been killed after inhaling poisonous gas at a coalmine in China's northern province of Shanxi, officials said...

The Group of Eight (G-8) leaders attending a summit here in Japan are receiving gifts of intricate lacquered sake cups engraved with their initials and with a retail value of $1,000...

Leaders of the world's major economies linked in the Group of Eight (G-8) were urged Sunday to raise the issue of Tibet with Chinese state and party leader Hu Jintao at their summit in...

US President George W. Bush defended Sunday his decision to attend the opening ceremony of next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, saying not to go would mean offending the Chinese...

Toyako (Japan), July 6 (Xinhua) Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda officially announced here Sunday he would attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Aug...

More than 20 Taliban militants were killed or injured during a clash and airstrike in eastern Kunar province while several other insurgents were also killed in a US-led coalition operation, officials said...

A brand new Toyota 'plug-in' Prius is parked near a sleek-looking, hydrogen-powered RX-8 Mazda and eight more environmentally friendly...

Bangkok, July 6 (Xinhua) Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Sunday the administrative court's order prohibiting his government from supporting the listing of ancient Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site had undermined his government's...

Tele-cardiology, an online consultancy offered by a renowned Indian hospital, has helped shorten the long queues of heart patients, particularly children, in...

Leaders of the Group of Eight (G-8) industrialized nations are expected to agree during their summit in Hokkaido to stockpile grains to better cope with future food crises, sources...

Taiwan aborigines have been invited to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a newspaper said...

Toyako (Japan), July 6 (Xinhua) When the leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations gather in Hokkaido Monday for their annual summit, they face the challenges of global warming, an uncertain world economy and mounting tensions in the world's hot...

Wuhan (China), July 6 (Xinhua) At least eight people have been killed and 13 injured in a building collapse in central China, officials have...

Kandahar/At least 16 civilians, including women and children, were killed in an airstrike by NATO-led forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province, officials said...

Karachi, July 6 : Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara has described Asia as the modern-day custodian of the game of cricket, and claimed that the region has pioneered unprecedented...

Karachi, July 6 : Defending champions Sri Lanka and a rampaging India will clash in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, with both sides promising to provide spectators with an explosive encounter on a batting paradise at the National Stadium...

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N, a key constituent of Pakistan's ruling coalition, on Sunday demanded setting up of a commission to probe the Kargil conflict in the wake of PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari's...

PARIS: Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt retreated on Sunday from the media glare for a few days with her newly reunited family, before returning to Colombia to write a play about her ...

JOHANNESBURG: Britain called for tough action as well as talk in the face of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's defiance and signs of disunity among his opposition. British Foreign Secretary...

SANTIAGO: So much for "love is blind." A contestant has been expelled from a popular Chilean TV dating show after he was found to have had previous acting experience -- in a pornographic movie. ...

Malaysian police have launched an international hunt for a private investigator who accused a top politician of sexual misconduct. Balasubramaniam Perumal vanished after retracting a claim that...

Wellington - A group of Asian immigrants in New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, threatened Sunday to recruit Triad gang members for a vigilante force to help protect them against a crime wave....

More than 150 financial corporations representing 23 Asian countries, including the GCC, battled to win the coveted award. The Banking Sector's representative Adnan Al Salem, who received the...

South Korea has announced the first in a series of measures intended to tackle the cost of rising fuel prices. Thousands of public sector vehicles will only be allowed on the road on alternate days...

Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to announce that Molex Inc (NASDAQ: MOLX and MOLXA), a global electronic components company, has acquired Taiwan-based AFlextech Inc...

Rising food and oil costs, an uncertain global economy, climate change and Zimbabwe's political crisis face the G8 leaders who are gathering in Japan. The summit is being held at a secluded resort...

Watch ) The would-be envoys had honed their accents in acting lessons: Italian, Arab, Caribbean Spanish, and Australian English - "identical to Crocodile Dundee", Colombian defence...

BEIJING: Thousands of soldiers and volunteers worked at a frenetic pace to clear the huge algae bloom in the sea of east China in Qingdao, host of the Olympic sailing events. More than 1,300...

The UN's envoy to Afghanistan is set to outline a new plan on spending foreign aid, amid concerns that millions of dollars have been wasted. The envoy, Kai Eide, wants international aid money to...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's foreign ministry insisted on Saturday that its nuclear proliferation case was closed, a day after the disgraced architect of its atomic program claimed the army under...

This evening, June 27 the vigil of the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Benedict XVI will inaugurate the Pauline Year, centred on the figure of the apostle who, born in Tarsus around the year 8 A.D.,...

LONDON: Secret footage filmed by a Zimbabwean prison guard shows how a supporter of President Robert Mugabe rigged votes in his favour, a British newspaper reported. The hidden camera images...

SANAA: At least five people were killed on Sunday in an explosion in central Saada, a town in northwest Yemen at the focus of a Shiite revolt, a witness said. A local official said two people...

Next year, Asean will celebrate its 10th anniversary as Asean-10. While still a young grouping, it has accomplished much in fostering regional peace and stability. Despite this, there seems to be a...

BEIJING: Tianjin, a port city just east of Beijing, has ordered 40 factories to shut for the Olympics, the latest dramatic step taken by China to ensure that pollution does not spoil the Games in...

A woman said to be 70 years of age has given birth to twins in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state after taking IVF treatment. Omkari Panwar has no birth certificate but if her age is proven it...

Wrestlers Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team stood first in the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in Doha, Qatar by winning four gold medals. The Iranian squad bagged four gold, two silver and one...

Habana scored his 31st try for South Africa two minutes before half-time New Zealand (9) 19 Tries: Kaino Cons: Carter Penalties: Carter 4 South Africa (8) 8 Tries: Habana Penalties:...

South Korea could resume imports of US beef as soon as this week, after the two countries reached an agreement over the weekend that would see American meat shipments limited following a health scare...

SEOUL, June 17 – A South Korean labour group on Tuesday announced a one-day strike for next month in protest against the economic reform plans of Lee Myung-bak, the president, adding pressure on...

Thousands of South Korean truck drivers protested over rising fuel costs during a rally in central Seoul on Monday, adding to the domestic turmoil enveloping President Lee Myung-bak's fledgling...

Abu Dhabi: With trading in New York shortened for the Independence Day celebration, Asian markets continued where New York left off, confirming the fundamental reality of the recent crude exponential...

Marine 1st Lt. Shaun Miller makes his way through a field of poppies while on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The Marines had spent much of May doing battle in what had become a Taliban...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent...

Consumer prices in the Philippines surged by 11.4 per cent in June, the first double-digit rise in nine years and an increase of nearly two percentage points from the previous month amid soaring...

SAPPORO (Japan): Thousands of activists and farmers from around the world were gathering in northern Japan for a major protest ahead of next week's summit of the G8 ...

KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf insisted on Friday that Pakistan's powerful army still supports him, but he said he would step down if he thought it would solve all of the country's problems. ...

Wary of an in-form Indian batting line-up, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Saturday said he is banking on spin sensation Ajantha Mendis to tame big-hitters like Virender Sehwag and Gautam...

TEHRAN: Iran is ready to negotiate with world powers on its nuclear programme but without suspending its controversial uranium enrichment work, the government spokesman said on...