Asia

Tokyo: A Japanese volcano about 50km (30 miles) from a nuclear plant erupted on Friday, shooting ash nearly 2km into the night sky along with fountains of...

Seoul/Tokyo: Japan put its military on alert on Wednesday to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatens it, while South Korea warned the North it...

Seoul: China's envoy for the North Korean nuclear issue arrived in the capital, Pyongyang, on Tuesday, the North's KCNA news agency reported, amid a...

Beijing: More than 50,000 passengers were stranded at a railway station in the Chinese city of Guangzhou on Tuesday because of weather delays, state media...

Beijing: China's leading airlines joined forces on Monday to blacklist rowdy passengers who have become an increasing problem as the number of...

Singapore: Singapore has seized a large number of bank accounts in recent months as part of an investigation into possible money-laundering linked to...

Naypyitaw: Hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy were sworn into Myanmar's parliament on Monday, with enough...

Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, killing 10 people and wounding 20 after joining a queue to enter an office...

Naypyitaw: After decades of struggle, hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's camp will form Myanmar's ruling party on Monday, with enough...

Washington/Kuala Lumpur: Switzerland's chief prosecutor said on Friday a criminal investigation into state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) had...