Large Hadron Collider turns on 'data tap'

The Large Hadron Collider has re-started scientific investigations after a two-year pause.
3 June 2015, 11:49 AM

Jennifer Lopez Moroccan concert sparks calls for minister's resignation (video)

Concert by the pop star Jennifer Lopez in Morocco has led to calls for the country's communication minister to resign, according to local media.
3 June 2015, 11:25 AM

SKorea shuts down schools amid spread of MERS

More than 200 schools in four cities and provinces decide to temporarily close to prevent Middle East respiratory syndrome infection among students, Korea’s top education official says.
3 June 2015, 09:16 AM

After days in sea, 727 boatpeople brought to Myanmar's Maungdaw

Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" as the United States on Wednesday called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognizing the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
3 June 2015, 07:29 AM

India’s opposition may quit House panel on land bill

Some opposition members on India’s Joint Committee of Parliament examining the draft legislation are toying with the idea of “boycotting” it.
3 June 2015, 06:29 AM

Myanmar needs to treat Rohingya as citizens: US

Myanmar's government needs to treat minority Rohingya Muslims as citizens to solve the root cause of the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia, say the United States.
3 June 2015, 06:03 AM

Bhutan sets Guinness record for most trees planted

A team of 100 volunteers in Bhutan has set a new world record by planting 49,672 trees in one hour.
3 June 2015, 05:57 AM

Japanese balloon art hits new heights

Japanese artist Masayoshi Matsumoto has taken the art of twisting party balloons to new heights with his latest animal creations.
3 June 2015, 05:37 AM

Nobel winner Irwin Rose dies

Irwin Rose, a biochemist who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering a way that cells destroy unwanted proteins the basis for developing new cancer therapies has died.
3 June 2015, 04:44 AM

China ship capsize: Hopes fade of finding Yangtze survivors

The death toll in what could be China's worst shipping disaster in almost 70 years doubles to 14.
3 June 2015, 04:22 AM

Taslima Nasreen relocated to US amid death threats from Islamic extremists

Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen moved to United States by the Center for Inquiry (CFI), New York-based advocacy group, which says that she received death threats, reports The Huffington Post.
2 June 2015, 17:13 PM

Grant citizenship to Hindu Bangladesh migrants: Congress

The Congress in India urges the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.
2 June 2015, 08:40 AM

Tobacco firms fined billions in Canadian court ruling

A Canadian court orders three tobacco companies to pay C$15.5bn (£8bn; $12bn) - the largest award for damages in the country's history.
2 June 2015, 06:52 AM

Japan's Nikkei continues its positive streak

Japanese markets continue their positive streak on Tuesday after rising for 12 days straight - the longest run since a 13-day climb in early 1988.
2 June 2015, 04:52 AM

Hundreds missing as China ship sinks with 458 aboard

Hundreds of people are missing after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsizes in Yangtze River in China's southern Hubei province.
2 June 2015, 03:43 AM

Qatar sues French politician over 'terror' claims

Qatar is suing a right-wing French politician for defaming the country "and all its citizens" after he linked the Gulf emirate to "terrorism" following the deadly Charlie Hebdo attack.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian army kills three militants near Kashmir

Indian soldiers have killed three armed militants in Kashmir in a gunbattle that lasted more than 24 hours, foiling an attack on a military base near the de facto border with Pakistan, officials said yesterday.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Iran military adviser killed near Iraq's Ramadi

An Iranian officer has been killed near the Iraqi city of Ramadi while advising Iraqi forces on how to recapture it from the Islamic State
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Mauritius designates first woman president

The government of Mauritius yesterday designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as the Indian Ocean island nation's new president, making her the first woman to hold the ceremonial position.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Migrant boat still being held off Myanmar coast

More than 700 migrants found packed aboard an overcrowded boat in the Andaman Sea were still being held offshore by Myanmar's navy
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM