World ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama dies aged 68 Tokyo – The creator of Japan’s hugely popular and influential “Dragon Ball” comics and anime cartoons, Akira Toriyama, has... Read more 8 Mar
World Hong Kong court lowers bar for sedition convictions Hong Kong – Hong Kong’s appeal court lowered the bar for sedition convictions on Thursday in a ruling expected... Read more 7 Mar
World Man stabs two women to death at a Mexico university Mexico City – A man fatally stabbed two women at a university in the western Mexico City of Guadalajara... Read more 7 Mar
World Toyota to invest $2.2 bn in Brazil hybrid production Tokyo – Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday that it plans to invest 11 billion reais ($2.2 billion) in... Read more 6 Mar
World Buried clothes, bones and DNA help identify Colombia’s missing San Onofre – Two decades after her son went missing, Soledad Ruiz was handed a small coffin containing his remains,... Read more 6 Mar
Home S. Korea begins licence suspension process against striking doctors Seoul – South Korea said Tuesday it would start notifying striking trainee doctors that their medical licences would be suspended,... Read more 5 Mar
World Vietnam property tycoon on trial in $12.5 billion fraud case Ho Chi Minh City – A top Vietnamese property tycoon went on trial Tuesday along with dozens of others,... Read more 5 Mar
World Haiti declares state of emergency after huge prison break Port-Au-Prince – Haiti’s government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and nighttime curfew in a bid to regain control... Read more 4 Mar
World Australian media hits back as Facebook scraps news deals Sydney – The head of one of Australia’s largest media groups said on Monday that the country should stand up... Read more 4 Mar
World US vice president calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza Selma – US Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for a proposed six-week ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hamas war... Read more 4 Mar