Singapore Keeps Top Spot as World's Most Expensive City
SINGAPORE (DPA) - Singapore has been named the world's most expensive city for the second year running, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) showed on Tuesday.
Body Found on New Zealand Glacier After More Than 40 Years
WELLINGTON (DPA) - Human remains found next to a New Zealand glacier were likely those of a teenager who went missing in the area 42 years ago, a news report said Monday.
Northern Japan Braces for Blizzard
TOKYO (DPA) - A blizzard is expected to hit northern Japan later Monday, with dozens of train services already cancelled on the island of Hokkaido.
Despite Obstacles, Nepal Makes Progress on Gender Rights
KATHMANDU (DPA) - Bhumika Shrestha, a transgender, once found herself being fondled by a security officer at an international airport because the man on duty found her gender identity "confusing."
50,000 March in Moscow in Honour of Slain Opposition Leader
MOSCOW (DPA) - Tens of thousands of people took part in a peaceful protest march through central Moscow on Sunday to mourn opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in a drive-by shooting days earlier.
Rescuers Search for Victims in Afghan Avalanches
Kabul (DPA) - Rescue teams worked into a fourth day of searching for victims of avalanches in north-eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said.
Hong Kong Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Abusing Maids
HONG KONG (DPA) - A Hong Kong woman was sentenced to six years in prison for abusing her former Indonesian maids, in a case that drew international attention, a report said Friday.
Inflation in Japan Slows due to Falling Oil Prices
TOKYO (DPA) - Consumer prices in Japan rose at a slower rate of 2.2 per cent in January from a year earlier due to tumbling oil prices, the government said Friday.
Hong Kong Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Abusing Maids
HONG KONG (DPA) - A Hong Kong woman was sentenced to six years in prison for abusing her former Indonesian maids, in a case that drew international attention, a report said Friday.
Adultery No Longer Illegal in South Korea
SEOUL (DPA) — South Korea's Constitutional Court Thursday repealed a law punishing adultery, after four previous attempts to throw out the law had failed, a news report said.
