Sleeping Australian teen in dingo incident
An Australian teenager told Wednesday of her sleeping bag being torn off by a dingo as she slept at a campsite, weeks after a landmark ruling that a baby was snatched in 1980 by one of the wild dogs.
Australian woman wins key thalidomide settlement
An Australian woman born without arms and legs after her mother took thalidomide during pregnancy on Wednesday won a landmark multi-million dollar settlement in her class action against drug firms.
Veteran survivor Mukherjee set to be Indian president
India's former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to win presidential elections on Thursday, with some analysts predicting he may wield an unusual degree of influence in the ceremonial role.
'Canadian pyscho' victim's mother pained by online video
The mother of the Chinese student victim in the "Canadian Psycho" murder and dismemberment case says her "most unbearable pain" is that the killing is still watched online.
Kazakhstan to supply China with sweets and wool worth $1 million
Rakhat company will export confection and Kuat company from Almaty oblast will supply wool to China: Export and Investments Agency.
Titanic II to have 'safety deck' says Australian tycoon
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer Tuesday said his modern-day version of the Titanic will retain the first, second and third-class divisions of the original and include a new "safety" deck.
Sri Lankans baptise new fish genus for atheist Dawkins
Sri Lankan scientists have identified a new genus of fresh water fish and named it after the evolutionary biologist and renowned atheist Richard Dawkins.
HSBC seeks to evict Hong Kong 'Occupy' protesters
Global banking giant HSBC on Monday sought legal permission to evict a handful of protesters camped outside its Hong Kong headquarters, one of the last remnants of the "Occupy" movement in Asia.
Russia and China lead Kazakhstan's partners rating
The rating helped form an objective picture of the existing priorities in Kazakhstan’s foreign policies.
India clamps down on killer chewing tobacco
Anil Kanade seems almost too stunned to speak about the deadly cancer recently found in his mouth, caused by his addiction to a popular Indian chewing tobacco that doctors say is fuelling an epidemic.
Taiwanese academics visit contested Spratlys
A group of Taiwanese academics has visited the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, defence officials said Monday, amid continued tensions over rival claims to the area.
N. Korea army chief removed from all posts
North Korea's army chief has been relieved of all his posts due to illness, state media said Monday, in a surprise development that removes one of new leader Kim Jong-Un's inner circle.
US charges Iranian, Chinese on Iran enrichment
The US on Friday announced charges against an Iranian citizen and Chinese resident for allegedly trying to export nuclear-related material to help Tehran enrich uranium.
Tata chief keeps high hopes for Nano despite slow start
The head of India's vehicle-to-steel conglomerate Tata Group says he still has high hopes for the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, despite a slow sales start.
Clinton in plea for workers' rights in Asia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday urged Southeast Asian nations to promote workers' rights and improve labour conditions as a means of spurring economic growth.
South Korea mulls offer of Iranian tankers
Seoul is considering an offer by Tehran to send crude on Iranian tankers to South Korea, officials said Friday, as a way to circumvent EU sanctions and resume imports of oil from Iran.
US lawmaker wants China-made Olympic outfits burned
The US-China Olympic rivalry heated up in an unfashionable way Thursday when a top US lawmaker suggested burning the US team's outfits for the London opening ceremony because they were made in China.
Cannibal cult arrests in Papua New Guinea: report
Police in remote Papua New Guinea have arrested members of an alleged cannibal cult accused of killing at least seven people, eating their brains raw and making soup from their penises.
Kazakhstan Ambassador to Kazakhstan met with XUAR management
July 9-12 Kazakhstan Ambassador to China Nurlan Yermekbayev visited Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Japan customs say pens need weapons import licence
Japanese customs officials who impounded 200 pens more than a year ago said Friday the writing implements needed a weapons import licence because they were shaped like bullets.