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Women take up guns in India's red corridor

Poverty, exploitation and domestic violence push some women into taking up arms with Maoist rebels.

Crooked cop’s family returns $20 million

Hong Kong sergeant amassed a fortune and set up homes, businesses and connections in British Columbia.

B.C. teacher fights to see his children

A father's struggle to recover his children in Japan where they were taken by their mother from Canada.

Editorial: The al-Qaeda influence is a western phenomenon

Al-Qaeda is no longer just a terror group. It has become a way of life for the alienated in the west.

FIFA watches out for Asian soccer mafia

Soccer body institutes extraordinary measures to ensure the legitimacy of the World Cup, which opens June 9 in Munich, following a series of betting and match-fixing scandals.

Quest for bigger breasts ends in agony for 300,000

A curvaceous body is becoming the benchmark for beauty in China and many women are paying big bucks to attain that dream figure.

Singapore rejects Canadian charges of biased judiciary

Singapore’s Law Ministry has roundly rejected allegations about a "biased Singapore judiciary," which has come under intense scrutiny in a case in Canada.

Careers in Marketing and Media: Syma Shaheen

Name: Syma Shaheen; Title: Marketing Coordinator; Dr Sun Yat Sen Gardens; SalaryRange: $35,000 - $50,000

Asian soccer giants gear up for the cup

With South Korea’s fourth-placed finish in 2002 now just a memory, Asia’s four soccer World Cup qualifiers have turned their attention towards Germany.

Exquisite, exclusive and extremely private

JapaMala Resort’s villas and chalets, called Sarang (nests in Malay), are barely visible from one another, assuring complete seclusion.