China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
BEIJING -- China has executed early this week 11 members of a notorious mafia family that ran scam centers in Myanmar along its north-eastern...
South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for bribery
SEOUL -- The wife of South Korea's ousted former president has been sentenced to 20 months in jail for accepting bribes from the controversial...
Sweden gangs recruit children
STOCKHOLM – Sweden is moving forward with plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 in serious cases as it...
Spain plans to give half a million undocumented migrants legal status
MADRID – The Spanish government has announced a plan to legalize the status of undocumented migrants, a measure expected to benefit at least half...
Nipah virus outbreak in India triggers Asia airport screenings
NEW DELHI – An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India's West Bengal state has sparked concern in parts of Asia, with some...
Edcom 2: K-10 reading levels improve under Aral program
MANILA — Just months after it was introduced by the Department of Education (DepEd), the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (Aral) program has been...
Deadly winter storm hits US
HOUSTON – Several people have died in a winter storm that hit a wide swathe of the United States, causing thousands of flights to...
Venezuela frees dozens more political prisoner
CARACAS – A leading Venezuelan human rights group says at least 80 political prisoners have been released under pressure from the US.
Alfredo Romero, head...
Iran supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed during recent protests
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader has for the first time publicly acknowledged that thousands of people were killed during recent protests.
In a speech, Ayatollah...
Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions
ABUJA – Nigeria's police have now confirmed that a group of worshippers was kidnapped from three churches in a remote part of the northern...