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Tokyo: Thousands packed a 1,300-year-old Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo on Wednesday, the first official working day of 2017 in Japan, to pray for good...

Manila: Russia is ready to supply the Philippines with sophisticated weapons including aircraft and submarines and aims to become a close friend of the...

Jakarta: Indonesia's finance ministry sought on Wednesday to assure banks and research firms that they will not be sanctioned for their assessment of...

Beijing: The Chinese capital issued its highest red fog alert for a second day on Wednesday, keeping highways closed in and around the city which is already...

Beijing: A group of Chinese warships led by its sole aircraft carrier is testing weapons and equipment in exercises this week in the South China Sea that...

Kuala Lumpur: Myanmar faces a growing danger of attacks by foreign supporters of IS recruited from Southeast Asian networks in support of persecuted Muslim...

London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has given an honour to a member of her staff in a private ceremony, resuming official duties as she continued to...

Jakarta/Sydney: Indonesia's military acted alone when it suspended cooperation with Australia's armed forces last week, Indonesian officials said on...

Manila: Armed men with links to rebels stormed a prison early on Wednesday in the southern Philippines, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates,...

Bangkok: Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Wednesday a general election will be held this year after doubts were raised by a member of the...