World / Asia

Manila:  Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights...

Beijing: Chinese jets and warships carried out exercises near Taiwan and into the Western Pacific yesterday, as the self-ruled island's defence minister warned...

Beijing: Chinese state media said yesterday that a prominent Chinese rights activist had made up "fake news" of torture to grab international headlines,...

The United Nations voiced its criticism Thursday over a controversial new law in Bangladesh that allows underage children to be married off by...

HANOI, Vietnam: At an emotional ceremony in Hanoi, the Vietnamese children of Japanese soldiers left behind by their fathers after World War II...

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Afghan Health Ministry says the death toll from simultaneous suicide bombings in the capital has climbed to 22, with another...

BANGKOK: Four members of a family were killed and another injured in an ambush in Thailand’s Muslim majority south Thursday. A deputy-investigator at...

Kuala Lumpur: The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be freed, Malaysia's attorney general said...

BANGKOK:A former Thai police officer who was fired for gross misconduct as one of the new king's most senior aides was taken to...

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's main opposition party chose acting leader Kem Sokha as its new president on Thursday after exiled leader Sam Rainsy resigned...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will deport a North Korean held in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam, and cancel visa-free entry for...

Dhaka: An Islamist extremist in custody for allegedly stabbing two police officers was killed in a shoot-out Thursday when gunmen attacked the van...

Kabul: At least one person was killed and 39 wounded as suicide bombers targeted Afghan security force facilities at two locations in Kabul...

Dhaka: Bangladesh police fired riot guns and tear gas Wednesday as a protest by bus drivers and truckers turned violent, with several injured...

Hong Kong: Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a move...

Kabul: Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings Wednesday, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up...

BEIJING: China urged calm and restraint on Wednesday after South Korea called for the possible suspension of North Korea's seat at the United...