Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognised as the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013. Okawa, the daughter of a kimono maker, said at a birthday celebration in March that her life seemed rather short.  

 An Indonesian court hearing the appeals of two Australian death row convicts will announce a verdict on April 6, one of the judges determining the case said on Wednesday. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are among a group of 10 prisoners, mostly foreigners, facing ....

Despite the steep fall in crude prices, Air India is unlikely to meet its Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) target of Rs 1,150 crore for the current financial year. The airline has registered a shortfall of around Rs 1,500 crore in ope ....

Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen calls for Gulf Arab military intervention to halt advances by Houthi fighters, move that could draw neighboring states into country’s deepening power struggle. Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen called on Monday for Gulf Ara ....

President Barack Obama’s chief of staff Denis Mcdonough ,rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to distance himself from his comments rejecting Palestinian statehood, telling an Israel advocacy group on Monday that the U.S. can’t jus ....

Singaporeans mourn death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew Singaporeans wept and world leaders paid tribute Monday as the Southeast Asian city-state mourned the death of its founding father Lee Kuan Yew. An increasingly frail Lee was hospitalized in early February ....

Ukraine has given Colombo details of Udayanga Weeratunga's alleged involvement in sale of arms to separatists. A close relative of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa is facing a probe for his alleged involvement in arms dealings with pro-Russian rebels i ....

"We need peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. It is important to have political and security stability to build up our economic growth," Mr. Widodo was quoted as saying. This was the first time Mr. Widodo, who took office in October, has taken a posi ....

“I’m running for President and I hope to earn your support!” he tweeted. In an early preview of his campaign message, he says in an accompanying video that “it is going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to make America great ag ....

Although Mr. Lee had receded from the public and political scene over the past few years, he was still seen as an influential figure in the government of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, his oldest son. "Mr Lee passed away peacefully at the Singapore General Hosp ....