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NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan
Aug 06, 2011
A military helicopter with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, Xinhua reported.... Read More
Typhoon Muifa: China evacuates 206,000, issues red alert
Aug 06, 2011
Over 206,000 people in the coastal areas of east China have been evacuated as the region braces for Typhoon Muifa. The country issued a red alert, the highest in its four-level high wave warning syste... Read More
Yingluck Shinawatra becomes Thailand's first woman PM
Aug 05, 2011
Yingluck Shinawatra Friday became Thailand's first woman prime minister, about a month after she led her Pheu Thai party to a major victory in the parliamentary elections.... Read More
Child left alone in school bus, dies
Aug 05, 2011
A three-year-old girl died of heat stroke in China as the driver and teacher didn't notice she was still on the school bus and locked it up.... Read More
Woman gets back phone with dead son's messages
Aug 05, 2011
A woman got back her lost mobile phone that contained the last voice messages of her son who died of cancer, thanks to an internet campaign in China. One of the messages said: "Mom, don't cry. I love ... Read More
16-year jail for official in Shanghai fire incident
Aug 02, 2011
A district official in China was Tuesday sentenced to 16 years in prison in a case related to a fire in a high-rise building in Shanghai city last year, Xinhua reported.... Read More
Chinese teacher receives SMS threat over grades
Aug 02, 2011
A teacher at a university in China received an SMS from a student who threatened dire consequences if better grades were not awarded him.... Read More
Principal kills student as she resists sexual assault
Aug 02, 2011
A principal of a computer training institute in Pakistan's Punjab province shot dead a female student after she resisted his attempt to sexually assault her, police said.... Read More
Benazir killing accused stands third in school exam
Aug 02, 2011
An accused in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case has stood third in the Class 10 exam in Rawalpindi.... Read More
A Pakistani woman who runs slum school by selling scrap
Aug 02, 2011
A woman in Pakistan runs a school for 1,800 slum children with money collected from selling trash.... Read More