Hong Kongers who're planning to visit the mainland during the lunar new year holidays are being urged to stay away from live poultry, after mainland authorities on Wednesday confirmed the world's first human case of a strain of bird flu known as H7N4. ...

Australia's prime minister has imposed a formal ban on sex between ministers and their staff, after slamming his deputy for making what he described as "a shocking error of judgement", by having an affair that left an aide pregnant and the government r...

The High Court has rejected a legal challenge against the so-called "live-in" rule which requires foreign domestic helpers to live with their employers. In a landmark ruling, Mr Justice Anderson Chow rejected the argument that the rule is unconstitutio...

Legco's constitutional affairs panel has passed a motion calling for an independent inquiry into the administration of the Equal Opportunities Commission. The panel was briefed about the work of the watchdog, but several members raised concerns about i...

Israeli opposition leaders are calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down as the embattled premier's allies rallied to his defense following police recommendations that he be charged with bribery and breach of trust. The police say Mr Ne...

The Chief Executive has stepped up the defence of her Justice Secretary as critics likened the refusal of Teresa Cheng to step down over the illegal structures found at her homes to the prompt resignation of the Communications Authority chief Huen Wong...

Independence advocate, Chan Ho-tin, has lost his legal challenge against a decision to bar him from running in the 2016 Legco election. The convenor of the Hong Kong National Party argued that there were -- as he put it -- "material irregularities" at ...

A confidante of the ousted South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail in connection with the country's political scandal. Choi Soon-sil was convicted of abusing her close ties with the former president, to gain person...