Jordanians feel the heat as more Syrians flee
Jordan, already straining from hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, is increasingly feeling the heat from its own citizens who are fed up with the growing influx.
US offers aid as Iran quake kills 40 in Pakistan
Pakistani troops scrambled Wednesday to aid the remote victims of an earthquake centred in nearby Iran, as the United States offered assistance and a strong aftershock jolted the region.
Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston Marathon blasts
The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, denied anything to do with explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 100 in Boston.
16 April 2013 18:37
Organised crime worth $90 bn a year in East Asia
Organised crime groups dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking and illicit wildlife trade earn nearly $90 billion annually in East Asia and the Pacific.
US suicide teen's parents sue alleged sex attackers
The family of a 15-year-old US girl who killed herself after she was sexually assaulted while drunk are suing three teenage boys accused of the attack and sharing a photo of it at their school.
16 April 2013 12:42
Two explosions in Boston kill 3, injure 144
Two explosions in Boston, Massachusetts, kill 3, injure at least 130. Federal authorities are classifying the bombings as a terrorist attack.
IAEA begins fresh probe into Japan's Fukushima
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday started a fresh probe into Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, where leaks and powercuts have dented public confidence in clean-up efforts.
15 April 2013 16:57
Bali crash pilots pass drug, alcohol tests: official
The pilot and co-pilot of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport have passed initial drug tests, as investigators probe the causes of the accident that left dozens injured but no fatalities.
US family shares dead crash son's last text
A US family has published the last, cut-off text message written by their 22-year-old son who crashed his car and died while using his cellphone, in the hope of preventing similar tragedies.
US billionaire wins $12 mln in damages in wine fraud case
A New York jury on Friday awarded $12 million in damages to a US billionaire, who said he had been defrauded when he paid thousands of dollars for supposedly vintage wine that turned out to be fake.
7 dead, 4 injured, cars burnt in accident near Atyrau
VAZ-2172 and Ford Galaxy smashed into each other 40 kilometers from Atyrau claiming lives of 7 people and injuring 4 more.
Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston Marathon blasts
The Pakistani Taliban, which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, denied anything to do with explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 100 in Boston.
