Indian police arrested five people in connection with the gangrape of a Swiss woman on Monday.
At least 15 people were killed and 30 others wounded in a series of car bombings and shootings in central Baghdad on Thursday, an interior ministry source told Xinhua.
The Pakistani government and the main opposition party, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), have intensified talks on the appointment of a consensus caretaker Prime Minister ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Myanmar leader in New Zeaalnd to build closer ties
Thirty percent of young Australians aged between 15 and 24 are overweight or obese, and more than half of them lead sedentary lifestyles, although the Australian youth's smoking rate is among the lowest in the world, a latest research report showed on Friday.
With no mention of Chinese banks setting their own interest rates, China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the country should remain on high alert, for inflation.
The governor of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said Wednesday that China's monetary policies will remain stable and continuous, no matter who ends up becoming the central bank's new governor.
Libyan health minister said Tuesday that the number of people poisoned by drinking contaminated alcohol in Tripoli has increased to 709, with 60 dead, within hours.
Singapore's Health Ministry is looking at the possibility of banning point-of-sale display of tobacco products in stores, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday.
The U.S. economy still has a long way to go to make up for millions of recession-fueled job losses despite strong employment growth in February, economists said Friday.
China plans to dismantle the Ministry of Railways into administrative and commercial arms to reduce bureaucracy and improve railway service efficiency, a top Chinese official said Sunday.
China on Thursday voiced support for the United Nations' latest resolution on Pyongyang's nuclear test, saying it is "balanced."
A strong market rally lift the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index to a new all-time high on Tuesday, as investors' confidence and risk appetite kept growing amid improving global economy.
The UN chief and some countries have voiced support for the latest UN resolution condemning the Feb. 12 nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Malaysia on Thursday rejected Philippine Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram's call for a unilateral ceasefire, urging him to surrender unconditionally his fighters whose invasion in Malaysia's Sabah state led to almost a week of deadly clashes.
Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou said achieving common prosperity is not a distant dream for China, as the government has moved to narrow the wealth gap via secondary distribution.
As National People's Congress kicked off its first day of meetings in Beijing on March 5, prominent government officials offered their opinions ranging from political reform to oil prices at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC).
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