Indonesian President Joko Widodo is now facing a major test as parliament urged him to immediately install Budi Gunawan as the national police chief.
Speaking fluent Mandarin and wearing a fine cashmere coat, no one would have any inkling that Ting Chengchun, 36, is from a poor background and only spent nine years in school.
Speaking fluent Mandarin and wearing a fine cashmere coat, no one would have any inkling that Ting Chengchun, 36, is from a poor background and only spent nine years in school.
A lot of Egyptians believe that there should be an Arab alliance to combat terrorist groups in the Arab world, particularly the IS and its affiliates that have been growing fast in the region.
Su Rong, former vice chairman of China's top political advisory body, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office following an internal graft investigation, the country's discipline watchdog announced on Monday.
A Chinese man was sentenced to death for setting a bus on fire on July 5 last year which left 30 injured in east China's Zhejiang Province.
Former vice president of South Korean top flagship carrier Korean Air was sentenced to one year in jail Thursday for violating the aviation safety law in a notorious "nut rage" incident.
When Liu Han thinks of coffee shops, "luxurious" is the word that always springs to mind. "They weren't very popular 10 or 15 years ago, and we spent most of our time talking about Shakespeare and our futures at food stalls or in shabby diners near the campus," she said, recalling her "treasured four years" as a student at Peking University.
The ensuing conflict between Indonesia's anti-graft Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and national police faces a new tension as both of the feuding camps admitted to have received terror threats in the last few days with KPK officials saying assassination was included in the terror threat.
The ensuing conflict between Indonesia's anti-graft Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and national police faces a new tension as both of the feuding camps admitted to have received terror threats in the last few days with KPK officials saying assassination was included in the terror threat.
Israel's top court rejected Thursday an appeal by the family of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza by a military bulldozer in 2003, shattering any hope by her family to hold Israel accountable for the death.
The United States charge d' affaires attached to Bangkok dismissed hearsay on Wednesday that former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has sought asylum in the U.S.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott may have survived the party vote to keep him as leader on Monday but the underwhelming show of support has dealt him a serious blow.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo was strongly criticized at home for his endorsement to Malaysian automotive firm Proton to partake in development and production of the so-called Indonesia's national car, with those who oppose it saying that Indonesia has more capabilities in producing cars.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has offered sympathies to the families of the Sydney siege victims in a motion of condolence in parliament on Monday afternoon.
Greece's new government will stick to its anti-austerity pre-election agenda and will not request an extension of the current bailout program which expires on February 28, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday during a closely watched policy statement at the parliament.
A court in north China has sentenced a man to death for multiple crimes, including the murderer and rape of a woman in 1996.
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