The C3 Anime Festival Asia in Singapore is one of the biggest Japanese pop culture events outside of Japan, featuring all things anime, including games, toys and cosplayers.
The United States warned Saturday that it would not allow Iran to "slow walk" international negotiations over its nuclear program while at the same time ramping up its atomic activities.
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, who frequently gets into controversy due to her opinions on certain subjects, was surrounded in Punjab on Friday by a mob alleged by her to be farmers.
A man who posted on Facebook a photo of his wife and her supervisor having sex was jailed for 13 weeks after the prosecution unsuccessfully argued for him to be jailed for 18 months.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (4 December) confirmed 743 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 268,659 – as well as two deaths due to the disease.
France's conservative party on Saturday chose the moderate chief of the Paris region Valerie Pecresse to challenge President Emmanuel Macron next year, a pick that will likely have a major influence on the shape of the campaign.
Far-right polemicist Eric Zemmour was preparing his first political rally as an official contender for the French presidency Sunday, after last week's controversial campaign launch.
In a rare case, a former Qantas senior level employee who had breached a court order requiring him not to work for a competitor was fined $25,000.
Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif faced many dangers climbing the planet's tallest peaks, but his toughest moment came when he passed the corpse of his hero on the savage slopes of K2.
Pope Francis condemned "slavery" and "torture" in migrant camps, drawing parallels with World War II, during a mass Friday for migrants in the Cyprus capital Nicosia.
It took more than a wave of a wand, but Pakistani university students transformed their 150-year-old campus into Hogwarts this week as they kicked off a festival celebrating the fictional young wizard Harry Potter. With its vast halls and soaring archways, Government College University in the eastern megacity of Lahore has long reminded students of the magical school created by British author J.K. Rowling.
Austria's ruling party nominated Interior Minister Karl Nehammer on Friday to lead the country, hoping to draw a line under corruption allegations that cost Sebastian Kurz the top job two months ago.
Twice a week, a small football pitch in Iraq offers the 25-member national squad of little people a chance to dream big. Omar Abdel Rahman's team has set its sights on an ambitious goal: to travel to Argentina for their first international tournament.
Across from the Kremlin, the century-old plant that used to supply the seat of Russian power with electricity has been transformed by a billionaire gas tycoon into a temple of contemporary art.
At the age of 11, Kierra developed a passion for candle-making and opened her own business. Now she encourages other kids to become entrepreneurs.
Indian security forces killed 13 civilians in the northeastern state of Nagaland after firing on a truck and later shooting at a crowd that gathered to protest the attack, police said Sunday.
A centuries-old sculpture of two Hindu gods was re-installed at its temple in the Nepali capital Kathmandu on Saturday, nearly 40 years after it was stolen and later emerged in the United States.
In October, India had withdrawn its hockey teams from next year's Games citing COVID-19 concerns and Hockey India's decision to prioritise the Asian Games in China, a qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Martin said India's teams would take part in the tournament should they secure qualification, a decision that came about after talks with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra.
MUMBAI (Reuters) -New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel claimed the rare honour of bagging all 10 wickets in an innings before India demonstrated their own bowling might to take control of the second and final test at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. The Mumbai-born Ajaz became only the third player in international cricket to take all wickets https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/new-zealand-spinner-ajaz-takes-all-10-wickets-against-india-2021-12-04 in an innings after England off-spinner Jim Laker and India leg-spinner Anil Kumble, but New Zealand could not stop the hosts from getting to 325. In reply, New Zealand could bat only a little over two hours before being bundled out for 62 to concede a first-innings lead of 263.
At least 100 former police and intelligence officers have been abducted or summarily executed since 15 August, Human Rights Watch says
Australia on Sunday cleared the first Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, with the next stage of its vaccine rollout expected to start in early 2022.
