The Supreme Court resumed hearing petition filed against the contempt law on Wednesday. A five-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Shakirullah Jan, Justice Jawad...
Turkey will close its border crossings with neighbouring strife-torn Syria on Wednesday until further notice, a Turkish official told AFP. "We have taken such a measure for our citizens for security...
Sixty flood victims have been rescued in North Korea thanks to a helicopter urgently sent by leader Kim Jong-Un, state media said Wednesday. The victims, including children and women, were trapped...
The eurozone crisis is the main risk facing Singapore's economy and financial system, the central bank said Wednesday, warning the city-state to brace for "a more adverse turn of events". Ravi...
Five cast members from hit TV comedy Modern Family Tuesday filed a lawsuit to have their contracts declared void, which could help them renegotiate much better pay. According to show business...
US military officers on Tuesday accused one of the highest-ranking US commanders in Afghanistan of trying to cover up a scandal at a US-funded hospital in Kabul to limit bad...
Weekend floods in Beijing caused "significant losses" and casualty numbers are still being tallied, the head of the worst-hit district has said, as residents of China's capital question the official...
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, sending terrified residents fleeing from homes and buildings. One man collapsed and died of shock while rushing...
Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was to be sworn as India's president Wednesday, with expectations that the veteran politician will breathe some fresh life into the largely ceremonial post. The official...
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