Asia

Bangkok: A Thai military court accepted a case on Tuesday against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on Facebook, extending...

Dhaka:More than 100 people fell ill in Bangladesh after inhaling gas that leaked from a fertilizer factory in the port town of Chittagong, officials said on...

Manila: More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte...

Manila: The Philippines has recorded about 1,800 drug-related killings since President Rodrigo Duterte took office seven weeks ago and launched a war on...

Oslo: The Philippine government and Maoist-led guerrillas opened peace talks in Oslo on Monday, seeking to end nearly five decades of conflict that has...

Vienna: North Korea appeared to resume activities this year aimed at producing plutonium, which can be used in the core of an atomic bomb, the UN nuclear...

Seoul: The United States and South Korea kicked off annual military exercises on Monday, prompting warnings of retaliation from the North, as...

Bangkok: Thai police on Monday said at least 20 people were involved in carrying out a wave of deadly bombings in the country's south earlier this...

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be on medical leave until August 29 on the advice of his doctors, his office said on Monday. Lee...

Beijing: China has issued new rules demanding the establishment of Communist Party panels in non-government bodies, aiming to beef up the ruling party's...