US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Document

Crocodile catchers to snap up cash prizes

[2016-08-06 07:41]

An Indonesian city has hit on an original idea to rid its popular beaches of crocodiles - it will offer cash prizes to people who catch the man-eating reptiles, an official said on Friday.

Military claims leader of IS affiliate killed in Sinai Peninsula airstrike

[2016-08-06 07:41]

Military claims leader of IS affiliate killed in Sinai Peninsula airstrike

Rapist avoids jail after marrying victim

[2016-08-06 07:41]

A Malaysian man who raped a 14-year-old girl avoided being thrown in jail after he married the young victim, sparking calls from angry activists for legal reforms on Thursday.

IN BRIEF (Page 8)

[2016-08-06 07:41]

Degas' mystery model unmasked

[2016-08-06 07:41]

Scientists say ghostly figure is probably Emma Dobigny

Bio-gas balloons used to power homes

[2016-08-06 07:41]

Nestled in a deep pocket of forest that lies off Thailand's electrical grid, villagers in Pa Deng have become early adopters and evangelists for an unusual alternative energy source: poop.

Business leaders hail tax reform

[2016-08-05 08:03]

The landmark revenue changes makes way for creation of a common market

'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai championship and fame

[2016-08-05 08:03]

A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.

Manila urged to fix prison conditions

[2016-08-05 08:03]

Images of hellish conditions at an overcrowded Philippines jail triggered calls on Thursday from lawmakers and rights groups for swift reforms to the penal system which is under strain from an anti-drugs crackdown.

Weddings provide Gaza Strip residents break from gloom

[2016-08-05 08:03]

Like dozens of other couples who got married this summer in the isolated Gaza Strip, for Saed and Falasteen Abu Aser, their wedding was an elaborately planned celebration, complete with a procession through the streets of their neighborhood.

Lawmaker seeks to protect youths from cartoons

[2016-08-05 08:03]

A Pakistani opposition lawmaker on Wednesday proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series Doraemon, drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist militants.

Physically challenged cowboys test their limits

[2016-08-05 08:03]

They have to overcome conditions such as amputations, partial blindness and deafness

Hot words
Video
Columns
Most Popular
Special
...
...