Asia

Washington/Ankara: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the nuclear deal as a "golden page" in Iran's history and said the agreement could...

New York: Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for...

Jakarta: Indonesian police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week’s gun and bomb attack in the heart of Jakarta and said they had...

Colombo: The Maldives on Saturday granted permission for jailed former leader Mohamed Nasheed to travel to Britain for surgery after pressure from the...

Taipei: Taiwan's independence-leaning opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen won a convincing victory in presidential election on Saturday and pledged to...

Taipei/Beijing: Taiwan presidential frontrunner Tsai Ing-wen sought to reassure she'd seek peaceful relations with China if she won Saturday's...

Bangkok: Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make an unusual visit next week to Saudi Arabia and Iran as Beijing seeks a greater regional diplomatic...

Jakarta: Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country on Friday, a day after an attack by IS suicide...

Jakarta: Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the centre of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, in an attack that...