Asia

Kabul: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan defence ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack...

Jakarta: The new chief of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission plans to strike back at forces trying to undermine the agency's powers after...

Kathmandu: A small plane carrying 11 people on Friday crash-landed in a remote area in western Nepal, killing both pilots in the second aviation tragedy in...

Manila: Philippine security forces killed as many as 42 rebels claiming links with IS and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the...

Sydney:The Fijian government and international aid agencies began delivering much needed aid on Wednesday to the Pacific nation's remote islands and...

Kabul: Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of...

Sydney: An Australian telescope used to broadcast live vision of man's first steps on the moon in 1969 has found hundreds of new galaxies hidden behind...

Beijing: China on Wednesday complained the media were ignoring radars and weapons deployed by other claimants in the South China Sea, and unfairly targeting...

Manila: The Philippines is still seeking to recover about $1 billion worth of assets accumulated by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos through 100 court...

Bangkok: Sitting in her busy Bangkok noodle shop, Bunruen Klinnak professes "love" for Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,...