‘World’s heaviest woman’ eats on her own first time in 25yrs

For the first time in 25 years, Eman Ahmed, the Egyptian woman who underwent a weight-loss surgery in India, has been able to feed herself, doctors treating her at an Abu Dhabi hospital say.
29 May 2017

Car bomber kills 18 in east Afghanistan on first day of Ramadan

A suicide car bomber kills 18 people in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry says.
27 May 2017

S Korea rape victim navy officer commits suicide

A South Korean female naval officer apparently killed herself after being allegedly raped by a senior colleague, a defence ministry
25 May 2017

Successful launch puts New Zealand in space race

A private New Zealand-based company joined the exclusive space-race club yesterday with the successful launch of a Rocket Lab test
25 May 2017

Taiwan court rules in favour of gay nuptials

Taiwan's top court ruled in favour of gay marriage yesterday, a landmark decision that paves the way for the island to become the first
24 May 2017

Fastest internet connection speed: South Korea top in world

South Korea has the world's fastest average internet connection speed at 29.0 Mbps. Interestingly the USA which invented internet didn't make the top 10 ranking.
24 May 2017

Ousted South Korean leader goes on trial

South Korea's ousted president Park Geun-Hye, grim-faced and brought to court in handcuffs, went on trial yesterday over a sprawling
23 May 2017

N Korea 'flatly rejects' UN vow to tighten sanctions

North Korea yesterday "flatly rejected" a United Nations statement vowing to punish its latest banned missile test with tighter sanctions.
23 May 2017

N Korea 'flatly rejects' UN vow to tighten sanctions

North Korea yesterday "flatly rejected" a United Nations statement vowing to punish its latest banned missile test with tighter sanctions.
23 May 2017

Philippine ban on religious 'distractions'

Philippine authorities have banned hanging rosaries and religious icons off car dashboards because of safety concerns,
22 May 2017

China plays down Duterte claim of war threat

China yesterday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over
22 May 2017

Bomb blast wounds 21 at army hospital

A bomb struck a Bangkok military hospital yesterday and wounded 21 people -- one seriously -- three years to the
22 May 2017

Ready for mass-production

North Korea said yesterday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical
22 May 2017

Saudi summit was 'show with no value'

Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani yesterday dismissed his US counterpart Donald Trump's summit
22 May 2017

Lanka switches foreign, finance ministers

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced his first cabinet reshuffle yesterday, switching his finance and
22 May 2017

Everest toll mounts to 4 as rescuers find body

Rescuers on Everest found the body of a missing Indian climber yesterday. Three other climbers died on Everest over
22 May 2017

Indonesia arrests 141 over gay party

Indonesian police have detained 141 men including several foreigners for allegedly taking part in a gay sex party at a
22 May 2017

Four killed in Indian Kashmir firefight

Two soldiers and two suspected rebels were killed Saturday in Indian Kashmir near the de-facto border that divides the disputed
21 May 2017

Two killed as militants attack Kabul guest house

A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish woman kidnapped as gunmen stormed an
21 May 2017

Iran fires mortars into Pakistan

Mortar shells were fired into Pakistan's territory from across the Iranian border, reports Samaa TV.
21 May 2017