World / Asia

Melbourne: An Australian mayor may become the first person to sue the creators of ChatGPT over claims the AI-powered chatbot falsely labelled him...

Hanoi: Four people have been confirmed dead with one person still missing following a helicopter crash near Vietnam's Halong Bay, state media said...

Pingtan, China: Tourist groups visiting Pingtan Island -- one of the closest points in southeastern China to Taiwan -- braved blustery seaside weather...

Beijing: President Emmanuel Macron met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, as the French leader seeks to dissuade China from...

ISLAMABAD: The U.N. said on Wednesday it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling...

Nonthaburi, Thailand: Thailand's main opposition Pheu Thai party confirmed on Wednesday the daughter of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as one of its candidates...

Karachi: Veterinarians said they performed a critical procedure to save a sick elephant at a zoo in southern Pakistan on Wednesday. Noor Jehan,...

Wellington: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern bowed out of parliament on Wednesday, making an impassioned plea during her tearful final speech...

Tokyo: Fresh images from inside a crippled reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant revealed heavy damage to its foundation and significant debris, its...

Manila: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of the eastern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with...

NEW DELHI: An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least seven and...

Beijing: China warned on Tuesday that Washington was "endangering regional peace" in a new deal with the Philippines that will see four additional...

Wellington, New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern, who stepped down as New Zealand's prime minister in January, will begin an unpaid role this month combating...

Manila: The Philippines announced on Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one site near...

Surat, India: Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi appealed on Monday against the defamation conviction that resulted in his expulsion from parliament two...

Tokyo: Japan will stop testing travellers arriving from mainland China for the coronavirus, the government said Monday, ending a Covid policy previously slammed...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday said his government will "do everything” to address outstanding issues confronting its maritime industry after the...

Jalalabad: A women-run radio station in Afghanistan’s northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban...