Workers of Colombo port city project urge government to lift suspension
The gates leading to a multi- billion-dollar Port City project in the capital Colombo now remains closed following a temporary suspension by the new Sri Lankan government last week.
Chinese school to be re-opened in eastern India city
At a time when bilateral trade, cultural and tourism exchanges between India and China are going up, a Chinese school in India's eastern state of West Bengal is likely to see revival.
Jordan proposes captive swap
Jordan said on Wednesday it was willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in 2005 suicide bomb attacks if a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State (IS) was released.
Security 'nightmare' for Philippine papal visit
Philippine troops are facing a security "nightmare" during Pope Francis's visit starting Thursday, with potential stampedes, Islamic militants and lone-wolf assailants all concerns.
Snowden awarded Russian private literary prize
Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden was awarded a private literary prize in Moscow, Russia on Monday.
Tempest's sting
High waves surge toward the port in Kawaminami, Miyazaki Prefecture on Japan's southern island of Kyushu Monday. At least one person is missing and dozens were injured as Typhoon Vongfong churned northward.
Modi on the move
Ever since he came to power in May this year on the back of a thumping majority, India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surprised all with his proactive foreign policy – reaching out to neighbors, interacting with major powers, including the US and China, appealing to foreign countries to “Come, Make in India,” but also drawing the red lines where the interests of the country are concerned.
Modi govt cleaning house
New vigor is sweeping through government offices in Delhi under the Narendra Modi government, which took over barely two months ago.
Japanese androids seek to cross the 'uncanny valley'
A future in which it is difficult to tell man and machine apart could soon become reality, scientists say, after recent robotic breakthroughs in Japan.
Enduring the unendurable
When steel worker Huh Hong-hwan heard his teenaged daughter might be trapped in a sinking ferry, he didn't hesitate.
The times, they are a-changing
Yashpal Mor grew up watching men in his village stay single rather than defy the rules of the traditional council which controls Indian rural life with an iron grip.
Garbage for healthcare
Mahmud hauls bags full of rubbish to the small, dilapidated clinic next to a busy road on Indonesia's main island of Java several times a month.
BJP leader to be India's next PM?
A Hindu nationalist who once sold tea at a railway station to make ends meet is emerging as the hot favorite in the race to be the next prime minister of India, a country that prides itself on its secular credentials. But 63-year-old Narendra Modi's problematic political history and an anti-Muslim image, which are shaping the critical discourse around him, may cast a shadow on the rise of the most controversial Indian politician, who is a known hard taskmaster and has earned the knack of getting development done efficiently.
Turtle disaster
Coastal erosion and climate change have forced hundreds of thousands of endangered olive ridley marine turtles to skip this breeding season at Odisha's Gahirmatha beach, one of their favorite destinations for mass nesting. But the question is, if they skip Gahitmatha, is it just for this year or forever?
Hong Kong's cautious action
"I do not like the Philippines, but imposing sanctions is another matter that the [Hong Kong] government needs to consider carefully," a Hong Kong resident, who gave his surname as Chan, told the Global Times.
Stalemate between US and India
Relations between the world's two largest democracies have been at a stalemate for some time. Kanwal Sibal, former chief of the Indian Foreign Service, feels the need for change. In an article published in English-language daily Mail Today, he says, “After having entered into a green light mode, India-US relations have slipped into an amber mode.” In other words, they are ready to go ahead but are not moving.
Indian elections underway
In India, the country's nearly 815 million voters started voting from Monday in a month long poll to elect a new government that will among its many challenges have to mend a sluggish economic rate.
Alcohol a 'phone call away' in Islamic Iran
Despite the ban on alcohol and frequent police raids, drinking in Iran is widespread, especially among the wealthy. Because the Shiite-dominated Muslim state has no discotheques or nightclubs, it all takes place at home, behind closed doors.