Asia Pacific
Australians get 72-hour notice of execution in Indonesia
Indonesia said Saturday it has officially notified eight foreign drug convicts that they will be executed, but a Frenchman was granted a ...Thousands turn out in Australia for Gallipoli centenary
Thousands turned out across Australia on Saturday morning for dawn services commemorating the 100th anniversary of the doomed WW1 campaign at Gallipoli, ...Indonesia orders preparations for executions of drug convicts
The Indonesian government said Thursday it had ordered officials to make preparations to execute a group of drug convicts, most of them ...Islamic school in Australia bans girls from running over virginity fears
An Islamic college in Australia is under investigation after claims that its principal has banned girls from taking part in running competitions ...Hong Kong unveils Beijing-backed election reform plan
The Hong Kong government gave lawmakers their first look on Wednesday at a long-awaited electoral blueprint for selecting the city\'s next leader, ...Powerful quake hits Taiwan and Japan, tsunami warning lifted
One man died and another was hospitalised Monday after a fire caused by a powerful quake off Taiwan that also set buildings ...Australia arrests 5 teens for alleged terror plot
Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark ...Grief and anger as South Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony on Thursday, as organizers called ...South Korea, Japan hold first high-level security talks for 5 years
South Korea and Japan on Tuesday held their first high-level security talks in more than five years despite simmering tensions over territorial ...German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass dies at age 87
Germany\'s Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, widely regarded as the country\'s most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his ...




