The president of Turkmenistan has won his country's maiden car race after an impromptu decision…
Asia
Resistant malaria spreads rapidly to Thai-Myanmar border
Deadly malaria that is resistant to drug treatment has spread rapidly from Cambodia to the…
At least seven dead in Afghanistan tanker blaze
At least seven people have been killed in Afghanistan when an oil tanker carrying fuel…
Pirates seize Chinese cargo ship off Iranian coast
A Chinese cargo ship was seized by pirates in the Gulf of Oman off Iran's…
Tiger and leopard attacks in Nepal
A teenager has been killed in what officials in Nepal have described as a "rare"…
Samsung expects profits to double from smartphone boost
Samsung Electronics has said it expects its profit for the first three months of the…
US Coast Guard sinks tsunami ‘ghost ship’
The US Coast Guard has used cannon to sink a crewless Japanese ship that drifted…
Sri Lanka records best-ever economic growth
Sri Lanka's economy grew by 8.3 percent last year, the quickest expansion since independence from…
Indian prisoners to be released for Italian hostage
Indian authorities have agreed to release 27 prisoners in exchange for an Italian tour guide…
India Supreme Court rejects telecoms appeal
India's Supreme Court has rejected appeals by telecommunications companies to reconsider a landmark judgement cancelling…