THAILAND

India has issued a tsunami alert to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after strong tremors were felt in different cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram.

UK's Diego Garcia on 28-country warning list after undersea earthquake strikes.

Huge earthquake triggers tsunami warning across Indian Ocean region.

A killer malaria parasite has gained resistance to artemisinin drug which is one of the oldest and the best drugs to cure malaria.

The ban is aimed at reducing the temptation for children and young people to smoke..

Shakespeare Must Die banned over fears it could heighten political tensions in country.

Global food prices rise for the third consecutive month, according to the United Nations.

There are fears that in Asia inflation might return due to higher energy prices, food and wage costs as crude oil prices are expected to range between $125 to $128 per barrel. However, though oil prices are high in absolute terms, Brent crude prices are only 10% higher than a year ago and food prices are still comparitively lower than the previous year.

Three bombs - one in a car and two others hidden in motorcycles - exploded.

Miss Universe Canada has rejected Jenna Talackova for being a transgender while Thailand based PC Air recruited four transgender cabin crews.

Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward points to natural catastrophes such as heavy floods in Thailand and Japan's Tohoku earthquake leading to massive claims.

One year on from the Japanese Tsunami, despite negative forecasts from its native companies, analysts have suggested the country's technology industry may finally be getting back on its feet.

Rare animals are revered symbols of good luck and power

The US houses a third of all women prisoners followed by China.

Eco group stages worldwide demonstrations to mark first anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster.

In an exclusive interview with International Business Times UK, top security expert Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure talked about Anonymous, hacktivism and the challenges of cyber-security.

Enrique Gomes de Molina's strange creations made from endangered species results in 20-month sentence.

Liverpool look set to lose Alberto Aquilani permanently, according to the midfielder's agent, while Robbie Fowler is reportedly eyeing a shock return to English football, training with Blackpool.

Credit Suisse and Nomura Securities have set new price targets and recommendations for HSBC Holdings as the global banking and financial services Group is scheduled to release its preliminary earnings for the year ended December 31. 2011, on Monday, February 27, 2012.

In what could be the first of its kind, London will play host to an interactive advertisement, to be installed on a bus shelter outside Selfridges on Oxford Street.

The investigations into the blasts that rattled Bangkok on Feb. 14 have taken an interesting, if slightly sordid twist.