WASHINGTON: At least 35 people were killed in tornadoes that ravaged neighborhoods across six states, US media said Tuesday, but…

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed draconian legislation that cracks down on the content of popular blogs, forcing top bloggers to…

US president expresses concern over the increasingly tense maritime rows between China and its allies MANILA: US President Barack Obama…

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong woman who allegedly tortured her Indonesian domestic helper in a case which sparked international concern…

PHNOM PENH: A Taiwanese woman was yesterday jailed for 10 years by a Cambodian court for trafficking hundreds of people…

SEOUL: North Korea held a live-fire drill near its maritime border with South Korea yesterday, with Seoul vowing a ‘strong’…

BEIJING: Chinese police have placed a labour activist under criminal detention, formally accusing him of causing a disturbance after they…

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye apologised yesterday for her government’s failure to combat systemic and regulatory ‘evils’ blamed for…