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(Reuters) – A 25-year-old woman was stoned to death by her family outside one of Pakistan’s top courts on Tuesday in a so-called “honor” killing for marrying the man she loved, police said. Farzana Iqbal was waiting for the High Court in the eastern city of Lahore to open when a group of around dozen men began attacking her with bricks, said Umer Cheema, a senior police officer. Her father, two brothers and former fiance […]
(Reuters) – Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released the data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, following mounting calls from passengers’ relatives for greater transparency. Relatives of passengers on the missing flight said they had received the data report compiled by Inmarsat and Malaysian officials and they published it on their Facebook page. The data communications log comprises 14 pieces of data from seven “handshakes,” or pairs […]
(Reuters) – Vietnam and China traded accusations on Tuesday over the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat not far from where China has placed an oil rig in the disputed South China Sea, as tensions fester between the two countries over the giant drilling platform. Hanoi said some 40 Chinese fishing boats had surrounded the Vietnamese craft before one of them rammed it and it sank. Vietnamese fishing boats operating nearby rescued the 10 fishermen on board, the government and […]
(Reuters) – Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday he had been formally endorsed by the king as head of a military council that will run the country, and warned he would use force if political protests flared up again. Prayuth seized power on May 22, saying the army would restore order after nearly seven months of sometimes deadly street demonstrations. The military has since taken into custody of scores of politicians, activists, […]
(Reuters) — Rescuers evacuated residents in southern China on Sunday (May 25) after flooding caused by heavy rains killed 19 people and affected thousands, state media reported. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed footage of rescuers carrying people from flooded homes in Jiangkou County of southwest Guizhou province. State media reported that heavy flooding in Guangzhou city resulted in the collapse of an 80-year-old bridge. Official Xinhua news agency said seven people are missing in Guangdong province, where flood levels in some regions reached up […]
Thai army chief was formally endorsed by the King of Thailand as head of a military council that will run the country and said that he will use military force if protests actions were taken.
A car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Homs, killing 13 people.
The government guaranteed that they will help and give legal assistance to three overseas Filipino workers accused of espionage and economic sabotage in Qatar.
Ministers from 12 nations trying to create a trans-Pacific trade pact said they have regained momentum for resolving the thorny issues of tariffs and market access, though they were unable to reach a final agreement. Gladys Bustamante reports from Singapore
The United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and the United Nations all condemned the military coup in Thailand. Reuters reported that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had said on Thursday (May 22) that he was “seriously concerned” by the military takeover in Thailand. In a statement, read by his spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, Ban appealed “for a prompt return to constitutional, civilian, democratic rule and an all-inclusive dialogue that will pave the way for long-term peace and prosperity in Thailand.” Thailand’s […]
World-famous art gallery, Art Basel, kicks off its annual world tour in Hong Kong.
South Korea denounces North Korea’s denial of firing artillery in a disputed maritime border, hitting near a naval patrol boat.
