Featured Today

Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'Dead sperm whale found in Indonesia had ingested '6kg of plastic'
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Items found inside the whale included drinking cups, plastic bottles, plastic bags and flip-flops

A dead sperm whale that washed ashore in a national park in Indonesia had nearly 6kg (13 lbs) of plastic waste in its stomach, park officials say.

Items found included 115 drinking

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (92 Comments)

Singapore otters photobomb UK couple's marriage proposalSingapore otters photobomb UK couple's marriage proposal
Image copyrightBernard Photojournals

Singapore's famous urban otters have delighted two British otter fans by photobombing their marriage proposal.

Jordan Doyle and Mary Lister had gone out otter-watching with a wildlife photographer when the animals appeared.

"I'd had the ring with me for a while and Mary is a huge fan of otters, so I thought to

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (95 Comments)

Chinese actor admits domestic violenceChinese actor admits domestic violence
Image copyrightVCG/Getty ImagesImage caption Actor Jiang Jinfu, who has admitted to abusing his girlfriend

Hundreds of thousands of Sina Weibo users have reacted angrily to Chinese actor Jiang Jinfu's admission of domestic violence against his girlfriend.

He made the admission in the early hours of Tuesday

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (90 Comments)

Amitabh Bachchan pays off farmers' loans worth $500,000Amitabh Bachchan pays off farmers' loans worth $500,000
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Amitabh Bachchan is considered to be India's greatest actor

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000).

He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he had "taken care" of 1,398 farmers by paying off

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (91 Comments)

China hospital sets up hotel for ICU patient relativesChina hospital sets up hotel for ICU patient relatives

China hospital sets up hotel for ICU patient relatives

By News from Elsewhereas found by TheIndianSubcontinent Monitoring
Image copyrightPear VideoImage caption Capsule hotels have seen rising popularity in recent years in China, as a cheap and safe alternative to a hotel

A hospital in central China has set

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (100 Comments)

Australian truck dangles off road bridgeAustralian truck dangles off road bridge
Image copyrightVicRoads/TwitterImage caption The driver was said to be conscious when he was taken to hospital

A truck transporting poultry products has been left hanging from a road bridge after crashing in the Australian state of Victoria.

The accident has resulted in lane closures and major delays on the

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (100 Comments)
  1. Ball-tampering cricketers' bans unchanged
  2. PNG security forces storm parliament over Apec pay dispute
  3. Beloved Melbourne cafe owner given state funeral
  4. The corporate scandals that rocked Japan
  5. Saudi king in plea for action to stop 'Iran creating chaos'

Pakistan

A World