TOKYO: A renowned Japanese stem cell scientist who co-wrote research that was later retracted in an embarrassing scandal has been…

PERTH, Australia: An Australian father accused of abandoning his Down’s syndrome baby has convictions for child sex offences, reports said…

SYDNEY: Australia will toughen laws to target home-grown terrorists and those who fight overseas over fears violent jihadist citizens in…

MUNSHIGANJ, Bangladesh: Rescuers in Bangladesh searched yesterday for the wreckage of a heavily overloaded river ferry that sank, with nearly…

SEOUL: Protesting relatives of victims of South Korea’s ferry disaster vowed yesterday to ‘fight back’ if any attempt is made…

BEIJING: China is investigating two Canadian Christian activists for alleged espionage, state media and their son said yesterday, a week…

DONETSK, Ukraine: Ukraine said Monday its forces are closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urged the…

HANOI: From flamboyant parades to symbolic same-sex weddings, taboos surrounding homosexuality – once viewed as a ‘social evil’ – are…