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Renewed efforts to rescue 39 Indians abducted in Mosul

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July13(APD)-Renewedeffortsarebeingmadetorescue39IndianswhowereabductedinMosulin2014.AstheIraqiforcestookbackthecityofMosulfrom

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Over 100 trains suspended due to heavy rain in C China

‍Morethan100trainshavebeensuspendedasheavydownpourfloodedatunnelonakeyrailwaylinethroughcentralChina,XinhuaNewsAgencyreportedcitingrailwayauthorities.Asof10a.m.

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Myanmar burns 25 kinds of seized narcotic drugs

Myanmar authorities ceremonially burned 25 kinds of seized narcotic drugs in Yangon on Monday to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom

Hulking excavators claw at riverbanks on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the hunt for gold, transforming what was once a rural idyll into a scarred, pitted moonscape.

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Risky gold rush: Indonesia tackles illegal mining boom

HulkingexcavatorsclawatriverbanksonIndonesia'sSumatraislandinthehuntforgold,transformingwhatwasoncearuralidyllintoascarred,pittedmoonscape.Itisoneofahugenumbero

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One killed, seven injured as transformer explodes in central China

OnepasserbywaskilledandsevenotherswereinjuredwhenatransformerexplodedincentralChina'sHunanProvinceonMonday,ThePaperreportedcitinglocalauthorities.Theincidenttoo

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Portuguese revenue authority investigating alleged tax fraud by C.Ronald

The Portuguese revenue authority is investigating alleged tax fraud by clubs and football players, including Portuguese footb

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Hongkongers arrested in Manila airport drug bust netting 28kg of cocaine worth HK$22 million

​Haul found in luggage as the men travelled to the Philippines from Brazil via Dubai

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France asks Switzerland to hand over 45,000 UBS accounts: report

French tax authorities have asked Switzerland to hand over client information for some 45,000 bank accounts as part of a probe into alleged tax fraud, Le Parisien daily said Monday.

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French gov't needs to heed Chinese community's cry for security

In a highly unusual move, around 1,800people from the Chinese community took to the streets on Sunday in Paris, sending a strong signal to the French authorities that they need to keep them safe.

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China activates emergency response for Typhoon Nida

China on Monday initiated an emergency response to cope with potential damage from the approaching Typhoon Nida.

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Death toll on flooding peak across China rises to 186, second Yangtze warning issued

Some 56,000 homes have collapsed and about 1.5 million people evacuated, authorities say

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Four authorities jointly explain“de-leverage”, study debt-to-equity

Reducing non-financial enterprises’ leverage rate is viewed as key point to prevent and resolve debt risk now.

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China gearing up for college entrance exam

The Ministry of Education has urged local authorities to prepare for the upcoming national college entrance examination, known as the "gaokao" next week.

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Protests over university admission quotas highlight challenge in reforming China's education system

Demonstrations in Jiangsu and Hubei provinces over university admission quotas have exposed deep-rooted challenges in reforming the centralised education system, researchers say.

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American company lost $100 million to email fraud, U.S. says

An unidentified American company was defrauded last year out of nearly $100 million by individuals who created a fake email address in order to pose as one of its legitimate vendors, U.S. authorities said on Thursday.