H7N9 flu: New map pinpoints Asian countries at risk
Five Asian countries could join China as targets for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has claimed about a hundred…
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3 die after staying up late at night to watch World Cup matches
BEIJING: Three football fans have reportedly died after staying up late at night to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup,…
China executes 13 for terrorist crimes in Xinjiang
URUMQI: Thirteen people were executed Monday for terrorist attacks and related crimes in north west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,…
Brazil scoring World Cup tourism goal
Four days after the host nation set the ball rolling with a win over Croatia, Brazil is also winning off…
World’s top electric car makers ‘talk collaboration’
Electric car-makers Nissan and BMW are keen to collaborate with rival Tesla after the US company agreed to share its…
Man, 85, arrested for stalking woman, 80, in Japan
TOKYO: Police have arrested an 85-year-old man in western Japan for allegedly stalking an 80-year-old woman he reportedly met when…
Islamist gunmen kill at least 34 in Kenya attack
MOMBASA: At least 34 people were killed overnight when suspected Shebab militants from Somalia attacked hotels, restaurants and government offices…
China sentences three to death for Tiananmen attack
BEIJING: Three people were sentenced to death Monday over a deadly suicide car crash in Beijing’s symbolic heart Tiananmen Square,…