Education: Variety is the spice of academic life

In common with many of his peers, when Pan Li left China to study in the United States in 1993, the word "choice" wasn't really in his lexicon when considering his course of study.

Bringing it all back home

Yang Lu returned to China last summer with a bachelor's degree in French literature from a university in La Rochelle, France, something that would have been unthinkable for members of the first generation of Chinese students to study overseas.

DPRK announces military reshuffle

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced a top military reshuffle on Friday that coincided with signs of a looming nuclear test, as a US think tank asserted that Pyongyang has been testing engines for an inter-continental ballistic missile.

New heartbreak on S. Korea ferry video

Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddled below deck, some of whom sang Celine Dion's Titanic theme My Heart Will Go On as their ship began to sink,

200 injured in subway train collision

South Korea suffered its second serious transport accident in just over two weeks on Friday when a subway train in the capital, Seoul, crashed into a train at a station, injuring 200 people although no one was killed.

Philippines nabs dozens in 'sextortion' raids

Philippine police, backed by Interpol, have arrested dozens of suspected members of an online extortion syndicate who duped hundreds of victims worldwide into exposing themselves in front of webcams or engaging in lewd chats, including a Scottish teenager who committed suicide after being blackmailed, officials said on Friday.

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Police arrest leader of Sinn Fein

Gerry Adams questioned over 1972 killing of mother of 10 children

Modi faces probe for giving speech after casting vote

Police opened an investigation against Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, tipped to be the next prime minister of India, after he flashed his party's symbol and made a speech after casting his vote in a violation of election rules.

Ukraine detains Russian military attache

Ukraine detained Russia's military attache to Kiev on suspicion of spying and ordered the diplomat to leave the country, reports said on Thursday.

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Modi says India's era of 'mother-son' govt is over

Frontrunner for prime minister Narendra Modi declared an end to India's "mother-son government" as he voted on Wednesday in his party's heartland in the latest stage of the country's mammoth elections.