By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan The street performers first appeared a few years ago along busy intersections of Islamabad. Coated head to toe in eye-catching gold paint, they ...
Pakistan asks its nationals studying in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors after mobs attacked foreigners
Pakistan has asked its nationals in Kyrgyzstan to stay indoors after mobs attacked foreigners in the capital Friday night over some unknown dispute with migrants ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan asked its ...
Eruption of Indonesia’s Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday.
Dramatic moment Payne Haas’ father is arrested as he faces the death penalty in Indonesia over alleged drug plot
Authorities are now trying to extradite him to Indonesia where he could face life of imprisonment or the firing squad under the country's strict drug laws. Now footage has emerged of Haas' dramatic arrest where at least three police officers swarmed a ...
India’s Biggest Junk Bond Sweetens Offer in Return for More Time
Goswami Infratech Pvt has sweetened an offer to bondholders as it seeks more time for a payment due in May, according to a letter from the company to the bond’s trustee.
‘Practice games for Team India or playing IPL matches’: Scheduling debate heats up ahead of T20 World Cup
Indian Premier League's scheduling has been questioned, with the T20 World Cup set to begin a week after the IPL final. Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh and former captain Anil Kumble have contrasting views on the matter. Singh criticized the BCCI for ...
China launches anti-dumping probe into EU, US, Japan, Taiwan chemicals
China's commerce ministry launched an anti-dumping probe on Sunday into POM copolymers, a type of engineering chemicals, imported from the EU, U.S., Japan and Taiwan.
AfD lead candidate in EU election attacks western ‘paranoia’ on China
German far-right politician Maximilian Krah defends support for Beijing and criticises arrest of aide suspected of spying ...
Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China
Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.” ...
Iraq parliament fails to elect a speaker
Iraq's lawmakers failed to elect a speaker on Saturday as neither of the two main candidates secured a majority during a tense session of parliament.