KATHMANDU (AFP) - - Nepalese housewife Deepashree Joshi says she used to queue for hours to have her fortune told.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A new footbridge across a river collapsed while schoolchildren crossed it during a camping trip in Malaysia, killing at least one girl and leaving two missing and feared drowned in the currents below, officials said Tuesday.
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - An Indonesian maid who was allegedly severely beaten by her Malaysian employers, and then bound and locked up in a toilet for two days, has died in hospital, police said Monday.
MANILA, Philippines - Ousted leader Joseph Estrada, convicted of plunder and later pardoned, said Wednesday he wants to run in next year's elections despite legal challenges and immediate objections to the idea of his political comeback.
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - State-linked Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings confirmed Tuesday it would raise 1.5 billion US dollars under a new 10-year bond offer.