Pakistan women’s bus bomb kills 11 students
At least 11 students were killed and around 20 wounded when a bomb planted in a women’s university bus exploded in troubled southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
No group has yet claimed responsibility but Islamist militants [...]
All Blacks hammer France in 500th Test
The All Blacks celebrated their 500th Test with a thumping 30-0 win over old rivals France which secured victory in their three-game series on Saturday.
An astute kicking game laid the groundwork and the All Blacks powered home after an early [...]
China work safety probe finds ‘many’ problems: official
A top Chinese official on Saturday warned of risky conditions for labourers after a probe found “many” problems following the country’s deadliest blaze in over a decade which killed 120 people in a poultry plant.
Huang Yi, [...]
Philippine president ‘phone numbers’ posted online
A Philippine hacker has posted online what he claimed to be the president’s personal mobile telephone numbers, with Benigno Aquino’s spokesman denouncing the act as “cyber vandalism”.
Aquino spokesman Ricky Carandang [...]
Australia ‘seeking help’ for troubled Warner
Cricket Australia is seeking professional advice on what the organisation believes is troubled batsman David Warner’s drinking problem, a report said.
The controversial opener was fined Aus$ 11,500 ($ 11,000) and suspended until the [...]
Japan eager to seize last chance against Wales
Japan are steeling themselves for an almighty effort in the final Test against Wales as they bid to break a drought against major rugby nations that stretches back nearly 80 years.
The six-time Asian champions are determined to avoid a repeat [...]
US sets bar higher for North Korea talks
The United States said Friday that North Korea’s recent actions have risen the bar for a resumption of dialogue as it called on Pyongyang to address concerns on weapons but also human rights.
North Korea engaged in some of its most fiery [...]
Avril Lavigne pulls out of A-bomb concert
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Canadian pop starlet Avril Lavigne has pulled out of a music festival in the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima, Japanese organisers said Friday.
World Asia News | World News Headlines – Yahoo! Singapore [...]
Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Friday, for the first time since late May, Japan’s coastguard said.
The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels stayed in the waters for about [...]
Two dead, 25 missing as India boat capsizes
An overcrowded ferry which was packed with dozens of people and livestock capsized Friday in the Indian state of West Bengal, killing at least two and leaving 25 others missing, officials said.
“At least two people died and 25 are missing [...]
Two dead after Philippine ferry sinks
Fishermen and rescue workers hauled dozens of people out of the ocean after a ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday, but at least two passengers drowned and 13 others were missing, authorities said.
In the latest disaster to hit the [...]
Przewalski’s horses roaming China’s plains again
In the harsh desert steppe of far northwestern China five prehistoric-looking Przewalski’s horses, once classed as extinct in the wild, emerge from the endless plains.
The horses — named after a Russian officer and explorer who [...]
Kagawa learns value of true grit with Japan
Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa says Japan’s hard-fought campaign to qualify for next year’s World Cup has given him a better appreciation of what it takes to succeed at the top level.
Japan became the first country to [...]
Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Three Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Friday, for the first time since late May, Japan’s coastguard said.
The Chinese maritime surveillance vessels were spotted inside the 12-nautical-mile [...]
Clarke vows Australia will be ready for Ashes
Australia captain Michael Clarke has insisted the side will put their off-field troubles behind them and be “100 percent ready for the Ashes” come next month’s first Test against England.
The latest in a recent line of high-profile [...]
6.7 quake strikes off Indonesia’s Java: USGS
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s main island of Java on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people running into the streets in panic.
There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued [...]
In US, Taiwan opposition pledges military boost
Taiwan’s opposition leader said Thursday if he wins office he will boost military spending and show “self-confidence” towards a rising China, as he courted US support during a visit to Washington.
Su Tseng-chang, chairman [...]
Parliament chief says discrimination banned in Myanmar
Myanmar’s influential parliament speaker vowed Thursday to press forward with democratic reforms but said the country already had laws against discrimination amid a furor over anti-Muslim violence.
Shwe Mann, a former general who is a [...]
US teacher arrested in China for child sex abuse: Xinhua
An American teacher at a French school in Shanghai has been formally arrested on suspicion of molesting six children aged six to ten years old, Xinhua news agency reported.
David McMahon, 32, was detained on May 13 after one of the victims [...]
First Taiwanese woman sentenced to death in 23 years
A Taiwan court on Thursday upheld a death sentence on a “merciless” woman who murdered three close family members in an insurance scam.
The final ruling in the high-profile case made Lin Yu-ru the first woman to be sentenced to [...]
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