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Oil tanker listing off Japan after huge explosion A 998-tonne oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast Thursday after a large explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky.

29 May 2014

Egypt votes in poll seen giving Sisi landslide victory The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on Tuesday, the final day of voting.

27 May 2014

Kim, Kanye kick off pre-wedding festivities The prince and princess of celebrity, Kanye West and his bride-to-be Kim Kardashian, on Friday kicked off their marathon wedding celebrations with a period costume party in Versailles before flying on to Florence.

24 May 2014

Kazakhstan and Mexico to exchange Embassies Kazakhstan and Mexico are going to exchange embassies in the coming two years.

24 May 2014

Teenager test case in Maldives death penalty revival A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder over a fatal stabbing in the Maldives, becoming the first minor to be accused of a capital offence since the death penalty was reintroduced, officials said.

22 May 2014

South Korea's Kumho to upgrade Philippine airport A South Korean firm has won an $82.9-million contract to upgrade an airport at one of the Philippines' hottest tourist destinations, authorities said.

20 May 2014

Air Astana to launch more flights to Europe Kazakhstan’s Air Astana national airline will be performing charter flights from Almaty and Astana to several South European tourist cities.

12 May 2014

One dead, 23 injured in Thai quake: official An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists.

06 May 2014

Three dead, several injured as Mombasa hit by twin attacks At least three people were killed and several others wounded Saturday in twin attacks in Kenya's restive coastal city of Mombasa, officials said.

04 May 2014

15 dead as Philippines battles Islamic militants The Philippine military said Wednesday it had launched an air and ground assault against Islamic militants wanted for a spate of kidnappings, with 14 militants and one soldier killed in the clashes.

30 April 2014

Taiwanese woman jailed for trafficking Cambodian fishermen A Taiwanese woman was on Tuesday jailed for 10 years by a Cambodian court for trafficking hundreds of people to work in slave-like conditions on fishing boats off Africa.

29 April 2014

Philippines' oldest artworks in danger of disappearing On a small rock wall a short drive from the Philippine capital, enigmatic carvings that are believed to date back 5,000 years are in danger of disappearing before their mysteries can be solved.

23 April 2014

Vienna's Versailles offers imperial hideaway Schoenbrunn Palace was Marie-Antoinette's summer childhood home and the beautiful and tragic Sissi's favoured residence. Mozart performed there as a child and Napoleon was so smitten he moved in -- twice.

23 April 2014

Sri Lanka detains British tourist over Buddha tattoo Sri Lanka has detained a female British tourist for having a Buddha tattoo on her right arm and ordered her deportation, police said.

23 April 2014

Kazakhstan and Turkey agree on 16 additional flights The Kazakhstan Transport Ministry has arranged for 16 additional flights a week to Turkey for the summer season.

21 April 2014

British tourist killed as Malaysia bus plunges into ravine A passenger bus plunged into a ravine after leaving a Malaysian island resort, killing a British man and injuring 40 others, mostly foreign tourists, police said.

21 April 2014

China auto show opens amid environmental, growth concerns Leading automakers gathered in Beijing Sunday for China's biggest car show, expressing confidence in the world's largest car market even though lacklustre economic growth and environmental restrictions have generated uncertainty.

21 April 2014

Philippines' Easter crucifixons draw huge crowds Thousands of people flocked to rural fields in the Philippines on Friday to witness the gruesome spectacle of men being crucified in their annual Easter re-enactment of the death of Jesus Christ.

18 April 2014

Taiwanese tourists hurt in Japan deer rampage Visitors to one of usually-safe Japan's most celebrated spots are being warned to be on the lookout, after two Taiwanese tourists were injured in a rampage by a wild deer.

14 April 2014

Antarctica, a dream destination for tourists As the sun sets, the cloudy sky melds with the glaring white of the frozen terrain. Tourists trudging in single file line marvel over blue glaciers in Antarctica, a hip new vacation destination.

13 April 2014