Asia

Hiroshima(Japan): Progress on ridding the world of nuclear weapons, not an apology, is what Hiroshima would want from a visit by US President Barack Obama...

Manila: US Defence Secretary Ash Carter arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday to highlight strong and growing military relations with a crucial Southeast...

Yangon/New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit Myanmar, sending strong tremors through Myanmar, eastern India, Bangladesh and parts...

Beijing: China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it has summoned in envoys from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies to complain about a...

Beijing: A group of Taiwanese deported from Kenya to China after being acquitted in a cyber crime case are wanted for suspected fraud in China, the Chinese...

Manila: Defence officials from the Philippines and Vietnam will meet this week to explore possible joint exercises and navy patrols, military sources said,...

Seoul: South Korea's ruling conservative party failed to regain a majority in parliament in an election on Wednesday, dealing a stinging blow to...

Beijing/Shanghai: As day breaks, hundreds of patients wait to see doctors in a queue that snakes around the Peking Union hospital in Beijing. Many will wait...

Hong Kong: A senior Hong Kong-based Chinese official said on Tuesday that the disappearance of a Hong Kong bookseller was a "very unfortunate...

Manila: A tough crime-fighting mayor in the Philippine came out on top in an opinion poll for the second time in two days on Tuesday, less than a month...