Man loses case to claw back $369,000 he spent on lavish gifts for ex-girlfriend
Singapore’s High Court rules in the woman’s favour, with the judge saying the man “willingly” showered her with gifts, even before they got together.
Category: Asia
Philippine rescuers board ferry 40 hours after blaze began
Thick, toxic fumes and extreme temperatures pose a challenge to rescuers who have boarded the ship.
Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago in Indonesia, research finds
Scientists have found evidence that early human foragers in Indonesia were using the betel nut as a drug.
Presidential pardon for controversial Sri Lankan monk overturned
Galagodaatte Gnanasara was sentenced in 2018 to six years for contempt of court and intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.
The rock guitarist whose killing shocked India's north-east
A renowned Manipuri guitarist’s killing has sparked anger – and an outpouring of memories about his life and music.
Five dead and 86 missing as 'heartbreaking' fire breaks out on Philippines ferry
The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan.
Watch: Crews race to rescue passengers from burning ferry in Philippines
Emergency teams were still searching for at least 86 missing people in the waters off the coast of Coron, in the Philippines.
N Korea has built two-storey uranium enrichment facility, says watchdog
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s says the facility is cause for “serious concern”.
Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement
The billion dollar payout marks the largest divorce settlement in the country’s history.