Asia

Manila: The Philippines on Monday urged China to respect a forthcoming ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague on a territorial dispute in the South...

Seoul: An American student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has...

Hong Kong: Four of the five Hong Kong booksellers who went missing in October appeared on Chinese television confirming for the first time they'd been...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he is quitting the ruling United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party, as...

Seoul: South Korean opposition lawmakers seeking to block a government-backed "anti-terrorism" bill pushed their record-breaking filibuster into a...

Dhaka: A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man nicknamed "Tree Man" for extremely rare bark-like warts on his hands and feet will need about 15 more...

Lashkar Gah(Afghanistan): A policeman was killed and a further 30 were detained in a joint operation between Afghan troops and US forces last week against...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong residents voted in a legislative council by-election on Sunday, with a "radical" pro-democracy candidate who was arrested in...

Vientiane: Southeast Asian nations expressed serious concern on Saturday about growing international tension over disputed waters in the South China...

Sydney: Australia is sending a relief ship to Fiji to assist in the recovery effort after Cyclone Winston, the worst ever recorded in the southern...