Whale hunting is thorny subject in Japan's otherwise largely amiable foreign policy

The incident happened at Beijing Jiaotong University in western part of the city

Report attempts to map Christian persecution across Middle East, Africa and Asia

Six people are killed in campaign violence

Randhawa took up shooting as his golfing career faded after winning the last of his eight Asian Tour titles in 2009

Rats are boiled, skinned and then cooked in spicy gravy

Iran hosted Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday in Tehran

It was the first time the coalition said pro-govt forces have been killed since ceasefire entered into force on Dec 18

Iran's President Rouhani unveiled the budget for the year 2019-20, in response to US sanctions

Critics feel its soaring popularity amongst young girls exposes them to caustic comments, other forms of abuse