Tag: Asia

An Australian court has ruled that Standard & Poor’s misled investors in the way that it rated some investments. The agency gave its highest triple-A rating to investments known as ...

South Korea has shut down two nuclear reactors after it was revealed that some parts used had not been properly vetted, an official says. Knowledge Economy Minister Hong Suk-woo said ...

In a 2010 speech marking the opening of the state-of-the-art Nazarbaev University in Astana, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev tasked the university with initiating scientific research into the discovery of the ...

Seven women said to be among 11 civilians killed in Helmand bombings while seven policemen die at Zabul checkpoint. Two roadside bombs have killed at least 11 civilians in southern ...

Australian PM Julia Gillard has outlined a major foreign policy plan aimed at improving Asian ties. A government white paper sets out 25 national objectives to be met by 2025, ...

Humanitarian aid charity offical stated Rohingya Muslim casualties around a thousand. A fresh influx of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Arakan region were headed to Bangladesh for refuge after a week of ethnic clashes ...

An elderly man suspected of causing a deadly fire in Taiwan says he was upset over his serious illness, according to prosecutors. The 67-year-old man, identified by his surname Lin, ...

Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai stood with the aid of nurses Friday for the first time since her shooting and is "communicating very freely," according to the director of the UK ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu: "No peace in Asia is possible until peace got established in Afghanistan". Delivering the opening remarks of a meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) ...

The World Trade Organization barredChina on Thursday from imposing duties on certain U.S. steel exports, siding with U.S. President Barack Obama in a dispute with Beijing over a type of steel ...