China Slams US, Japan for "Provocative Action"
Singapore (DPA) — China hit back at the US and Japan Sunday for initiating "dispute and trouble" through "provocative action" in speeches made at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
Life of Soldier Held by Taliban Was in Danger, US Defence Chief Says
By Hafiz Ahmadi and Marco Mierke (DPA)
Woman Charged Over "Romance Fraud" in Australia
SYDNEY (DPA) — A 39-year-old woman was charged Friday with swindling more than 2 million Australian dollars from four elderly men through internet dating sites, police said.
Trapped Workers Die in Locked Room in Philippines Warehouse Fire
Manila (DPA) — Eight trapped workers died Friday in a padlocked room in a warehouse razed by a fire in the Philippines, the Bureau of Fire Protection said.
Cambodian Anti-Trafficking Activist Resigns Over Biography Lies Row
PHNOM PENH (DPA) — Sex trafficking activist Somaly Mam resigned from her foundation amid allegations that she fabricated significant parts of her personal history of abuse, news reports said Thursday.
UN Calls For End of Open Defecation Practiced By 1 Billion People
NEW YORK (DPA) — The United Nations said Wednesday that a staggering 1 billion people worldwide still practice open defecation, calling for an end to the practice, which has an estimated annual cost of 260 billion dollars due to illness, death and loss of productivity.
China Clamps Down on Instant Messaging Services
Beijing (DPA) — Beijing has started a month-long campaign against "malpractice" on instant messaging systems, state media said Wednesday.
First Day On Job, India’s Modi Talks Terrorism Wth Pakistan’s Sharif
By Sunrita Sen (DPA)
Ukrainian Military Vows to Continue Battle in Donetsk After Dozens Killed
By Nikolaus von Twickel (DPA)
Poroshenko Set For Outright Win in Ukraine President Vote, Polls Say
KIEV (DPA) — Billionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko has won Ukraine's presidential election and avoided a run-off, according to exit polls published on local television after Sunday's voting ended.
