This tropical tourist hotspot is running out of water
A growing influx of tourists is to blame for the drought threatening food security, culture and way of life on the Indonesian island.
December 6, 2019 10:38 am
Asia
World’s most surveilled city has 2.6 million cameras
Eight out of the top 10 most-surveilled cities are found in China.
China set to build a solar power station in space
It would convert solar energy from space with lasers and microwaves.
India ruins hope of world’s largest trade deal
The free trade pact, which is expected to be finalised in 12 months, is seen as a move to protect the countries in East Asia from slowing global trade and to help China which has been hit by rising tariffs and trade wars with the US.
Taking this perfect Instagram photo could kill you
The number of people venturing to the lake to take an Instagram snap has forced the Siberian Generating Company to issue a stern warning about the dangers of entering the toxic ash dump.
Largest protest in Hong Kong’s history want leader’s head
The demonstrators want Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam to quit in the most significant challenge to China’s relationship with its territory since it was handed back by the United Kingdom 22 years ago.
India: Life sentence for three men in gang-rape murder of eight-year-old
The three men who drugged, gang-raped and murdered an eight-year-old Muslim girl Asifa Bano in India, sparking nationwide condemnation and new laws, have been sentenced to life in prison.
Hopes ‘bleak’ for eight missing climbers in Himalayas
The first aerial search for the eight missing climbers spotted their tents, but no sign of human presence.
Sixteen charged for burning teen to death
Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, was lured onto the roof of her Islamic school in Bangladesh and told to withdraw her complaint. When she refused, she was doused with kerosene and set on fire on April 6, days after filing a complaint about the actions of the school’s headmaster.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party crushes Congress
The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won its second consecutive Indian election by a large margin.