Yangon, December 15 Unsuccessful jade scavengers in Myanmar seeking to assuage their despair are swelling a tide of drug abuse in Kachin state that presents
Yangon, December 15 Unsuccessful jade scavengers in Myanmar seeking to assuage their despair are swelling a tide of drug abuse in Kachin state that presents a challenge for the untested
BERLIN: Authorities in Germany have arrested one of the country’s most prominent Islamic extremists on suspicion of supporting a foreign terror group, prosecutors said Tuesday. Sven Lau was arrested Tuesday
BUENOS AIRES: A bus carrying Argentine border patrol officers blew a tire and tumbled from a bridge into a dry river bed in the northern province of Salta on Monday,
BEIJING: Police shoved diplomats and protesters close to a Beijing courthouse on Monday as one of the country’s most high-profile human rights lawyers stood trial on charges of inciting ethnic
BEIJING: Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway,
NEW DELHI: India’s cabinet has cleared a $14.7 billion Japanese proposal to build its first bullet train line, an Indian government minister and official said on Thursday, one of India’s
KABUL: Afghanistan says its forces have repelled a Taliban attack on the Kandahar airport that lasted more than 24 hours and killed 50 people, mainly civilians. The Defense Ministry said
JAKARTA: A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but officials say there is no threat of a tsunami. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.9 quake
BEIJING: Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds