Recently retired Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming enrolled at an elite university in Shanghai , state media said, four months after he quit the game because of nagging…
Corée du Sud: combat gagné pour Kim Jin-suk, la syndicaliste perchée sur sa grue
Kim Jin-suk, 52 ans, est redescendue ce jeudi 10 novembre 2011 de la grue qui surplombait un chantier naval où elle était perchée depuis 309 jours, en Corée…
China’s export growth slows down as global demand falls
China's export growth slowed further in October as the eurozone debt crisis and fears of a slowdown in the US dented demand for its goods, figures show.
Japan releases Chinese fishing boat
The fishing crew were held in Japan's Nagasaki port. Japan has released the crew of a Chinese fishing boat, three days after its members were arrested for entering Japanese…
Asian couples rush to wed on auspicious date
Thousands of couples across Asia swamped marriage registries and held mass weddings on Friday, believing that the quirk of the calendar makes 11/11/11 the most auspicious date in…
Afghanistan: Mother, daughter stoned to death in Ghazni
A group of armed men have stoned a woman and her daughter to death in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, security officials have told the BBC.
India and Pakistan PMs pledge ‘new chapter’
Pakistan's prime minister and his Indian counterpart have met in the Maldives, pledging to open a "new chapter" between the two nations.
La province du Sindh, dans le sud du Pakistan, est ravagée par les inondations
Les pluies de mousson ont jeté les population dans les rues et détruit leurs récoltes. Il y a un mois et demi, les Nations unies et le gouvernement…
Philippine town claims world’s largest croc title
A small Philippine town on Wednesday laid claim to having the world's largest captive crocodile after an Australian expert measured the saltwater beast at more than six metres.
Ill Sonia Gandhi cancels India comeback speech
India's governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has cancelled her first speech since undergoing surgery in August, a party spokesman has said.