World / Asia

SHANGHAI, Eleven Chinese warships sailed into the East Indian Ocean this month, a Chinese news portal said, amid a constitutional crisis in the...

Manila: The chief of the Philippines' main Muslim rebel group warned Tuesday that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group, flush with looted...

NEW DELHI: The eldest son of President Donald Trump has arrived in India to help sell luxury apartments and lavish attention on wealthy...

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian artist and prominent opposition activist was jailed for a month on Tuesday for publishing a caricature of Prime Minister...

Tokyo: A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to compensate relatives of a 102-year-old man who...

The South Korean government said it lacked authority to fire the judge who freed de facto Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee, as public...

SEOUL, South Korea and the United States will announce plans before April for a postponed joint military drill, South Korea's defence minister said...

Bangkok, A wealthy Japanese man was granted "sole parent" rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers, a Bangkok court ruled...

Mumbai:  Virgin Hyperloop One, the futuristic transport startup backed by British tycoon Richard Branson, has announced plans for a superfast rail network linking...

MALE, Maldives: The president of the Maldives asked Parliament on Monday to extend the state of emergency that has helped him reinforce his...

Kabul: A governor in northern Afghanistan has become the second in the region to defy an order by President Ashraf Ghani to step...

Singapore: Singapore said Monday it would impose a carbon tax from next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions and make companies more...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI: Danish toymaker Lego is hoping to build a following with Chinese parents by promoting its place in the classroom as well as...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Rumbling Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra shot billowing columns of ash more than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's cricket legend turned politician Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time by marrying a faith healer, his party...

Seoul: South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Monday for a "stern" response to new US tariffs on the South's exports as concern grew...

Sydney, A conservative Australian politician who posted a photo of himself on Facebook holding a gun in a jibe at environmentalists was reported...

Navi Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone of Navi Mumbai International Airport. The 16,700-crore project which was overdue...