A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries on Monday, a police official said.
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Hong Kong detains an artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police briefly detained a performance artist on the eve of the 35th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown, underlining the city’s shrinking freedom of expression.
Nippon Steel negotiator unable to meet U.S. steel union leaders
TOKYO -- A top Nippon Steel executive tasked with negotiating the company's acquisition of U.S. Steel said he was unable to secure a meeting with United Steelworkers (USW) union leaders during a trip to discuss the deal in late May.
India stocks hit record highs after exit polls predict a decisive Modi election win; Adani surges
Stock gauges in India hit intraday record highs Monday, with both the Nifty 50 index and BSE Sensexrising more than 3%.
Atos falls 14% as embattled French IT firms weighs rescue deals set to result in 'massive dilution'
Shares of the struggling French IT firm Atos tumbled on Monday as the company weighs between two rescue deals both set to lead to "massive dilution" of existing shareholders.
‘Nothing left for me’ as thousands of Bangladeshi workers lose everything in failed bid to work in Malaysia
The motorbike courier carrying Saiful’s ticket to the future screeched to a halt outside Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal airport just an hour before his flight to Kuala Lumpur was due to take off.
Gunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Monday.
South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign.