An Indian court on Monday (Aug 29) sentenced a school principal to 17 years' jail over the death of 23 pupils who were served a free meal laced with pesticide, a prosecutor said.
Hua Chunying made the remarks on the comments of U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Mark Toner concerning a case that a Chinese lawyer got seven years in prison for state subversion on Thursday.
Three years after being told his career was over, Indian shooter Prakash Nanjappa will be vying for a gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
A rare Chinese yew tree, believed to be about 3,000 years old, was discovered in northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed the death of the country's most-wanted terrorist who was killed in a gunfight with officers in the vast jungles of Central Sulawesi on early Monday evening.
Mr Lu Hengjiu, 35, used to spend hours playing online games, accumulating 10,000 yuan (S$2,016) worth of virtual assets at one point.
A museum in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, has launched a drive to find and record interviews with witnesses in the trial of Japanese war criminals 60 years ago.
Being overweight or obese is linked to a higher risk of dying prematurely than being normal weight and the risk rises sharply as the extra pounds pile on, scientists said on Wednesday.
In the past decade, the most popular jobs taken by ex-public servants are in the financial sector or with law firms, according to a LinkedIn report.
The complete ban of sales and use of fireworks stands, said the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF).
Huge area of recent structures to be torn down over the next three years to better preserve site’s ancient character, says Palace Museum director.
The headphone jack is going away this year
Doctors treating Thailand’s ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej have performed a procedure to reduce a new build-up of water on the brain, the palace said on Sunday, the latest in a series of procedures for the 88-year-old.
A court in central China's Hubei Province on Wednesday sentenced Zhou Bin, son of Zhou Yongkang, to 18 years in prison for taking bribes and illegal business operations.
When the sun quietly shines into the cracks of the Wuyi Road, the oldest road in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, a new day begins.
Britain holds a National Service of Thanksgiving in honor of Queen Elizabeth on Friday, kicking off a weekend of events to mark the official 90th birthday of the country's longest-reigning monarch.
Thirty-two people in east China's Zhejiang Province have been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for trafficking endangered animals.
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