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Kiwi describes four-year Chinese jail nightmare

A Kapiti businessman locked up for four years in a Chinese jail has told of the “cruel” conditions he endured, including torture, beatings and forced labour....

Fukushima: Rat linked to outage at Japan nuclear plant

A rat may have caused this week's power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, says the…

Karzai Flexes Muscle In War of Words With US

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghan President Hamid Karzai has had a rocky relationship with foreign forces in Afghanistan. But his strident criticism this month of American...

Lanka asks its citizens to avoid visiting Tamil Nadu

Colombo: Sri Lankan government has advised its citizens to refrain from visiting Tamil Nadu when travelling to India and requested them to travel with caution....

Rp 1t allocated to develop 19 remote islands

The Riau Islands administration will develop its outermost islands to help them compete with the fast-growing countries that cross borders with the province. In 2012,...

SBY says his office “small and not luxurious”

As he stood in front of the entrance to his office building awaiting the arrival of former British prime minister Tony Blair, President Susilo Bambang…

India cabinet approves food security bill

The Indian cabinet has approved an ambitious plan to subsidise food for two-thirds of the population. The Food Security Bill…

Thai Cabinet OKs Borrowing $68B for Megaprojects

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a plan to borrow $67.6 billion to build high-speed train lines and other transportation mega-projects over the...

Philippine Court Delays Free Contraceptives Law

MANILA — The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily halted a landmark law that would provide free contraception to poor women. Connect With Us on Twitter...

Opposition strike leaves two dead in Bangladesh

Dhaka: At least two members of Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League were killed and a train was derailed in violence during the second day of a nationwide strike...