Asia

Bangkok: Eleven elephants from Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya knelt in respect for the country's late king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, during a...

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for a hero's burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an issue that has...

Hong Kong: A British banker was jailed for life on Tuesday for the "sickening" murders of two Indonesian women he tortured in his Hong Kong...

Hong Kong: Hundreds of Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black marched through the heart of the city in silence on Tuesday to condemn a move by China that...

Tokyo: A sinkhole devoured a substantial stretch of a Japanese street on Tuesday, sending stoplights and sidewalks tumbling more than 10 metres (33 ft) as...

Seol: South Korean President Park Geun-hye will miss a summit of Asia-Pacific economies this month in Peru, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, as she...

Manila: President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the cancellation on Monday of Philippine's purchase of police rifles from the United States, after US...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia on Monday jailed an opposition senator for seven years over his Facebook posting of a fake government pledge to dissolve the border...

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for calm after a violent protest by hardliners last week, yet it was his khaki bomber jacket that excited...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing grumblings back home that he is "selling off" his country after returning from China...