BANGKOK: Countries in the region are better prepared to deal with tragedies like the Indian Ocean Tsunami, but there is…

BEIJING: Jaycee Chan, Chinese martial arts movie legend Jackie Chan’s son, was formally charged by the People’s Procuratorate of Beijing’s…

DIJON, France: A driver shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ (‘God is greatest’) ploughed into pedestrians in eastern France Sunday, injuring 11 of…

HONG KONG: Lawyers for Hong Kong property tycoon Thomas Kwok and the government’s former deputy leader Rafael Hui pressed for…

JAKARTA: A cleaner was jailed for seven years Monday (Dec 22) over the sexual abuse of a young boy at…

TUNIS: Anti-Islamist candidate Beji Caid Essebsi has claimed victory in Tunisia’s first free presidential election, but bitter rival and incumbent…

CAIRO: Five members of Egypt’s deadliest militant group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, were killed on Sunday (Dec 21) in clashes with…