SYDNEY - Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before...
SYDNEY - Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before...
TOKYO: Former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn began his astonishing escape from Japan with a bullet train ride from Tokyo to Osaka,...
YANGON: For years, Yee Lay kept the back door of her ground floor apartment firmly shut to keep out both the stench from...
BANGKOK: Thailand rescued a record 1,807 victims of human trafficking last year, according to data that campaigners on Monday said raised concerns about...
TOKYO: Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country...
DHAKA: Bangladesh's High Court on Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one...
Jakarta - Indonesians were told on Monday to brace for more heavy downpours after record rains triggered flooding and landslides that authorities said...
Japan is taking steps to prevent any further lapses like the one that allowed fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn to leave the country...
The Philippines was struck by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake early on Monday, according to state seismologists. The quake occurred 50 kilometers (31 miles) below...
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian...
Masked assailants stormed India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi Sunday night in a violent attack on students that risked escalating protests against...
Sydney - Reserve troops fanned out across fire-ravaged regions in three Australian states on Monday after a horror weekend, as the government pledged...
HONG KONG: The new head of China's liaison office in Hong Kong, who was unexpectedly announced at the weekend, said on Monday he...
Jakarta - A five-storey building in Jakarta partly collapsed Monday morning, injuring at least two people who were taken to hospital, authorities said....
SYDNEY: Cooling temperatures and calmer winds brought some relief Sunday to Australian communities raked by wildfires, but the heat stayed on Prime Minister...
Hong Kong public hospitals admitted seven more people with flu-like symptoms who had recently traveled to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, bringing...
HONG KONG: Scuffles erupted between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday, with dozens of arrests made, after thousands marched near the...
Sydney - A man died after being attacked by a shark off Australia's southwest coast on Sunday, officials said, adding that patrols of...
