Chinese police on Sunday detained dozens of worshippers from an unregistered Christian church who were trying to hold an outdoor service after being evicted from their usual place of worship in Beijing. Leaders of the Shouwang church, a protestant group with about 1,000 members, had urged worshippers to gather for Sunday services at an open-air […]
At least 35 people, mostly young children, have become ill and three babies died in Pingliang city in Northwest China, after consuming contaminated milk. Preliminary investigations have shown that the victims died from nitrate poisoning after drinking milk supplied from a local dairy farm. According to a local government statement, two dairy farms have been […]
Two couples were caned in Indonesia’s staunchly Muslim Aceh province on Friday after being caught having extramarital affairs, a prosecutor said. About two hundred people gathered after Friday prayers to watch the four people receive their allotted lashes at a mosque in the city of Jantho, southeast of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. Sudirman, 43, […]
China is ready to deploy the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops on the China-Burma border, near Mongko Township, in Northern Shan State, Eastern Burma, as construction of a military base camp in the area is close to completion, according to Kachin News Group (KNG). Residents from Mongko Township said that all major buildings have been […]
A team from the China Agricultural University is reporting success after transferring human genes into a herd of 300 dairy cows. The cows now produce milk containing proteins associated with human breast milk. Human milk is beneficial to infants due to its high nutrient concentration. Formula milk offers an alternative to breastfeeding, but critics feel […]
A strong earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia’s Java island early Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The quake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, jolted the southern coast of Central Java at 3:06 am (8:06 pm GMT Sunday). Read more: Ynetnews.com Ynet News
Operators of Japan’s crippled power plant say they will release more than 10,000 tons of contaminated water into the ocean to make room in their storage tanks for water that is even more radioactive. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirmed the plan at a press conference Monday, saying the step is “unavoidable” to ensure safety. […]
Tonga’s largest criminal trial today ended in the conviction of four men and the state shipping firm over the sinking of MV Princess Ashika. 74 were killed when the ferry went down off Nuku’alofa in 2009. Most bodies remain missing. Only two were recovered, including one Tongan – a 21-year-old mother called Vae Fetu’u Taufa. […]
