Japan: Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service

Sega is considering launching its own Netflix-like subscription service for video games, a move which would accelerate gaming’s transition towards streaming. There are already a number of similar services on…

China: Honda and Nissan hold merger talks

Honda and Nissan are understood to have held exploratory talks about a potential merger to help them compete against electric vehicle (EV) makers, particularly in China. The discussions are in…

India: Man runs across in seven days for charity

An endurance runner pushed his limits to the extreme when he crossed India in seven days for charity. Will Robinson, from Bristol, ran 740km (459 miles) from Chennai to Mangaluru…

Sri Lanka: Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean

More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port.…

Indian: State officials used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

 As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded…

Malaysia: Authorities approve new search for missing flight MH370

The Malaysian government says it has agreed in principle to resume the search for a passenger jet that vanished 10 years ago in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Malaysia Airlines…

India: Missing woman found in Pakistan returns home after 22 years

An Indian woman who says she was trafficked to Pakistan more than two decades ago has finally returned home – 18 months after her grandson spotted her in a YouTube…

India: Thirteen dead after naval speedboat hits ferry off Mumbai

At least 13 people have died after an Indian naval speedboat lost control and hit a passenger ferry off the coast of Mumbai, a navy spokesperson said. Three navy personnel…

Japan: Fukushima city to name and shame people who break trash rules

For the uninitiated, sorting one’s trash can be a convoluted process in Japan – a country that boasts one of the world’s strictest garbage disposal rules. But in the city…

Vanuatu: Earthquake death toll reaches fourteen

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Tuesday has risen to 14, as search teams claw through piles of rubble in an attempt to locate survivors. Two hundred others are…