Five-year jail term sought for ex-Olympus head
Japanese prosecutors sought a five-year jail term Tuesday for the former head of Olympus for his involvement in a $1.7 billion loss cover-up scandal that hammered Japan's corporate governance image.
Japan court rules some election results 'invalid'
Japan's politicians were grappling with possible implications Tuesday after a high court said some general election results were invalid, with other rulings expected later in the day.
BRICS wrangle over new development bank
BRICS emerging powers on Tuesday sought a deal on setting up a development bank that would rival Western-backed institutions, trying to iron out significant differences ahead of a leaders' summit in Durban.
Australia PM heading for crushing election defeat: poll
Australia's Labor government is heading for a crushing defeat in this year's election, a poll showed Tuesday as a senior minister blamed the party's bloodletting for driving voters to the opposition.
Park tells N. Korea to change course or perish
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye warned North Korea on Tuesday that its only "path to survival" lay in abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes.
Combat-ready' N. Korea threatens Hawaii, US mainland
North Korea's military put its "strategic" rocket units on a war footing Tuesday, with a fresh threat to strike targets on the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, as well as South Korea.
Space likely for rare earths search, scientists say
The quest for rare earths vital to some of modern life's most indispensable technologies may see mining robots jet to the stars within decades.
Asiana flight attendants win fight to wear trousers
Female flight attendants with South Korea's Asiana Airlines on Tuesday won a long-running battle to overturn a skirts-only dress code after the national human rights commission ruled it discriminatory.
China president in Tanzania on start of African tour
China's new President Xi Jinping jetted into Tanzania Sunday on the first stop of his three-nation Africa tour that underscores Beijing's growing presence in the resource-rich continent.
New Zealand bans foreign students from prostitution
International students studying in New Zealand, where prostitution is legal, have been told they are to be barred from working in the sex trade.
S. Korea hails new military pact with US
A new South Korea-US pact providing for a joint military response even to low-level provocation by North Korea offers an added deterrent at a time of elevated tension.
KRouge 'Brother Number Two' fit for trial: experts
Pol Pot's former deputy Nuon Chea is fit to continue with his trial for war crimes and genocide, medical experts told Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court on Monday following the death of a co-defendant.
Coral atoll where giant tortoises outnumber man 10,000:1
It is perhaps not surprising that there are only a handful of humans on one of the most remote islands on Earth, coral atolls far out in the turquoise seas of the Indian Ocean.
Oil prices up in Asia on Cyprus bailout deal
Oil prices rose in Asian trade Monday after Cyprus and its international creditors struck a 10 billion euro bailout deal, averting collapse of the country's banking system.
Japan's high-tech kabuki theatre set to open
The curtain is about to go up at a new theatre dedicated to Japan's centuries-old kabuki-za performing art, sited in a high-tech venue in a 29-storey Tokyo office building.
Former Woodside advisor Australia's new resources minister
Australia's new Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray on Monday denied there would be any conflict of interest stemming from his previous job as an advisor to oil and gas giant Woodside.
Shanghai sees swine flow easing
Shanghai said the end of an embarrassing pollution case which saw dead pigs floating down the city's main river was in sight, with the total number recovered now standing at more than 16,000.
China car maker BYD reports profit plunge
Chinese electric car producer BYD, which is partly backed by US investment titan Warren Buffett, said its net profit plunged more than 94 percent year-on-year in 2012, hit by slowing growth in the country.
Mister Donut in Japan serves bleach, sickens five
At least five people who were served bleach-laced water at a Mister Donut store in Japan had to be treated by medics.
Former Sex Pistol Lydon gears up for China shows
Former Sex Pistols front man John Lydon told his Chinese fans to "be perverse" Monday ahead of highly-anticipated concerts in China with his band Public Image Ltd.