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World's oldest hippo dies at 62 Donna, believed to be the world's oldest hippo, has died at the age of 62 after living more than two decades beyond the massive mammal's usual life expectancy, zoo officials said.

04 August 2012

China 'regrets' Syria envoy Annan's resignation China expressed regret Friday over former UN chief Kofi Annan's resignation as international envoy for Syria and said it would continue to "work for a political resolution" to the conflict.

04 August 2012

BHP chief forgoes bonus after $2.84 bln US gas writedown BHP Billiton on Friday said chief executive Marius Kloppers will forgo his annual bonus after the world's biggest miner was forced to write down the value of its US shale gas assets by US$2.84 billion.

03 August 2012

Euro stays weak in Asia after ECB disappointment The euro stayed bearish against other currencies in Asia trade Friday after taking a hit from the European Central Bank's announcement of no immediate measures to fight the debt crisis.

03 August 2012

Red Cross helps N. Korea flood victims as toll rises The Red Cross had allocated almost $308,000 for victims of N. Korea's floods and storms, after state media reported 119 deaths and major crop damage in the food-scarce nation.

03 August 2012

Olympics: China's Yu quits badminton after scandal One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport, saying her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered".

02 August 2012

Olympics: Ye's Aussie mentor says doping claims wrong An Australian mentor of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen has slammed claims her Olympic achievements were fuelled by drugs, saying he was "100 percent certain" the teenager was clean.

02 August 2012

N. Zealand school criticised for dead possum show A New Zealand school that staged a morbid fashion show in which children were encouraged to dress possum corpses in colourful costumes has come under fire from animal lovers.

02 August 2012

Olympics: S. Korea media, netizens lament "disgrace" South Korean newspapers and netizens were generally scathing Thursday about their country's involvement in the Olympic badminton scandal, with one paper terming the affair a national embarrassment.

02 August 2012

Mother knows best: finches choose chicks' gender Female parrot finches can match their offspring's gender to prevailing living conditions, producing more sons in lean times, scientists in Australia said Wednesday.

02 August 2012

Chinese outraged with Chinshanlo's victory for Kazakhstan Chinese media insists that Kazakhstan weightlifter Zulfiya Chinshanlo is a Chinese sportswoman rented to Kazakhstan.

01 August 2012

Grid failures a 'wake up call' for aspiring India The worst power outage in India's history represents a "wake up call" over the failure of the creaking electricity system to keep pace with the growth of Asia's third-largest economy.

01 August 2012

S. Korea rejects "ridiculous" N. Korea allegations South Korea Wednesday rejected North Korean claims that it is planning terrorist acts as "ridiculous", and said it would protect Seoul activists threatened by Pyongyang.

01 August 2012

Olympics: Japan shocked by judo medal failures Japan's judo coaches have admitted their Olympic Games team has performed below expectations after claiming just one gold medal over the first four days of competition.

01 August 2012

Fiji dumps Queen's birthday holiday Fiji's military regime has dumped Queen Elizabeth II's official birthday from its list of annual public holidays, saying it is no longer relevant to the former British colony.

01 August 2012

S. Korea girl band stirs controversy over sacking Top South Korean girl group T-ara has stirred controversy with the surprise decision to shed one of its members, a move which sparked an Internet protest campaign backed by some 330,000 people.

01 August 2012

India restores power but jitters remain India's power network was back at full capacity Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country and left more than 600 million people without electricity.

01 August 2012

China hits back at new US sanctions over Iran Beijing reacted furiously Wednesday to new US sanctions imposed on a Chinese bank over transactions with Iran, urging Washington to revoke them and saying it would lodge an official protest.

01 August 2012

China mudslides kill at least 16: Xinhua Mudslides that buried an iron ore mine in northwestern China have killed at least 16 people, with another 12 still missing a day after the disaster.

01 August 2012

Computer game aims to zap teen depression Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.

01 August 2012

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