Islamic organisations in Malaysia have started a boycott of chocolate manufacturer Cadbury after discovering traces of pig DNA in two of its chocolate bars, a regional TV channel reported Thursday.
McDonald's, the multinational fast food chain, has asked protestors in Thailand to stop using its logo in protests against the military coup that completed a week Thursday.
Nigerian radical group Boko Haram has released four schoolgirls out of more than 200, who have been abducted and held captive since April 14, media reported Thursday citing sources.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked whistleblower Edward Snowden to "man-up" and return to the country, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Five Hindu children were kidnapped from Pakistan's Balochistan province by unidentified armed men, media reported Wednesday.
Gone are the days when music aficionados complained that pianists from the East played like machines - technical and clean, capable of being fast, but with no emotional spark and necessary musicality. Now Chinese pianists are among the world's best.