Indonesian police said on Wednesday (Nov 13) they have identified the suspected suicide bomber who blew himself up outside police headquarters in Indonesia's city of...

India's dependency on cash may slow the country's transition to digital payments despite large numbers of Internet and mobile phone users.For many citizens living in...

Tokyo will hold an election to pick a governor on Jul 5, 2020, less than three weeks before the Japanese capital hosts the Olympic Games,...

The Malaysian government will prioritise the water needs of Johoreans over those of "outsiders" in the event of a water crisis, said Water, Land and...

Uighur activists said on Tuesday (Nov 12) they have documented nearly 500 camps and prisons run by China to detain the ethnic group, alleging that...

A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks...

Hong Kong police defended their actions on Tuesday (Nov 12), a day after an officer shot a protester at close range in the abdomen.Speaking at...

The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Tuesday (Nov 13) he wanted the Senate to pass legislation to support protesters in...

North Korea on Monday (Nov 11) accused the United States and South Korea of hostility that has prevented progress towards peace on the peninsula, in...

Two trains crashed head-on in eastern Bangladesh early on Tuesday (Nov 12), killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 40, officials said. The accident...

The World Bank announced on Monday (Nov 11) it was cutting back a vocational education project in China's Xinjiang province, even though an internal investigation...

The United States on Monday (Nov 11) condemned "unjustified use of deadly force" in the latest Hong Kong violence, while the British government said the...

Anti-government protests gripped Hong Kong on Tuesday (Nov 12) as riot police fired tear gas at a university campus and traffic and rail disruptions caused...

Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country's south with over 50 billion barrels of crude oil, its president said Sunday, a find...

Residents scrambled for emergency food when India's Supreme Court warned it would soon hand down a final verdict on a holy site that provoked some...

Twenty people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India...

Ailing former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif may not travel to London on Sunday for treatment as the government delayed removal of his name from...

The Sabah Police on Sunday (Nov 10) confirmed a family of six, including two women and an eight-year old boy were killed, believed to have...

Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry will send an official letter to the Indian government to explain Malaysia’s stance for not sending controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik...

The Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is administered jointly both at the state and central levels and is not dominated by a single party, said Bersatu...

Six demonstrators in Baghdad and five others in Basra were shot dead by Iraq's security forces on Thursday as they were trying to remove barriers...

Pakistan may remain on the Financial Action Task Force's Grey List beyond February 2020 for money laundering and terror financing due to its "risk profile",...

The three divers, including a Singaporean who went missing off Indonesia’s Java island, went scuba diving without consulting local guides who could have warned them...

Malaysian authorities have detained an official of a banned Cambodian opposition party, rights officials said on Thursday (Nov 7), after neighbouring Thailand blocked her bid...

A South Korean service is offering free funerals - but only to the living.More than 25,000 people have participated in mass “living funeral” services at...

An American drug suspect and his Thai wife who went on the run after they shot and stabbed their way out of a courtroom were...

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif needs to go abroad for treatment as he is facing a major genetic issue, the head of a medical...

The vice president of the Philippines on Wednesday (Nov 6) accepted President Rodrigo Duterte's offer of a lead role in his brutal war on drugs,...

Suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Thailand's Muslim-majority south and killed at least 15 people, including a police officer and many village defence...

Schools in India's capital New Delhi reopened on Wednesday (Nov 6) after closing for two days due to a spike in air pollution that triggered...

A Malaysian court handed a jail term of 34 months and a fine to a man who killed a cat by stuffing it into the...

India said Monday (Nov 4) it would not join a sprawling Asian trade pact, raising fears over how domestic producers would be hit, in a...

Malaysia is looking to locate at least 18 billion ringgit (US$4.34 billion) worth of further assets linked to a scandal at state fund 1MDB, and...

Turkey has captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, according to a senior Turkish official, who...

Backed by China - and excluding the United States - the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was poised to link half the world's people.But...

Pakistan's firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday convened an all-party meeting to discuss the future course of action as the deadline set by him...

Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police on Sunday during which a man with a knife slashed several people...

Pakistan's embassy in Kabul said on Sunday (Nov 3) it was indefinitely closing its consular office in the Afghan capital due to security reasons, amid...

Millions of people in India's capital started the week Monday (Nov 4) choking through "eye-burning" smog, with schools closed, cars taken off the road and...

On the occasion of "Victory Day", the Foreign Minister of Maldives, Abdulla Shahid on Sunday remembered the "invaluable" military support rendered by India on this...

The death toll in two powerful quakes that struck the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 21, authorities said Sunday, as survivors...

Hong Kong awoke to what is expected to be a day of relative calm on Sunday (Nov 3) following a violent night in which protesters...

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations...

The death toll in two powerful quakes that struck the southern Philippines in the past week has risen to 21, authorities said Sunday (Nov 3),...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will discuss how to make it easier for people in the Chinese-ruled city, rocked by violent anti-China protests overnight, to...

India continues to remain concerned over the use of internet, particularly social media and messaging apps like WhatsApp, for the recruitment and radicalisation of terrorist,...

Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government...

Using Russia-based servers and promoted by powerful groups linked to China's ruling Communist Party, a sophisticated anonymous website is targeting Hong Kong activists - and...

Hong Kong protesters planned flash mob demonstrations in shopping malls on Friday (Nov 1) after a night of clashes in famed party zone Lan Kwai...

A 21-year-old British tourist whose body was found floating in the sea off the Cambodian coast accidentally drowned, an official said Friday (Nov 1), ruling...

An influential Pakistani cleric, who is leading a demonstration against Prime Minister Imran Khan, arrived here on Friday to hold a mammoth protest rally, demanding...

Malaysia has rejected an offer from Goldman Sachs of less than US$2 billion in compensation over the 1MDB scandal, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told the...

Japan's justice minister on Thursday (Oct 31) became the second Cabinet member to quit in a week, after allegations his wife broke election law while...

A fire broke out on a train in Pakistan on Thursday (Oct 31) when a gas canister passengers were using to cook breakfast exploded, killing...

Authorities in Hong Kong tightened security and braced for potential evening clashes between masked Halloween protesters and fancy-dressed clubbers in a popular party district in...

A Pakistan minister has courted controversy by saying that any country that will support India over the Kashmir issue will be hit by a missile...

A powerful earthquake struck central Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Thursday (Oct 31), killing one and seriously damaging buildings already rattled by two previous...

Park Chol-hee was working the holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje shipyard on Labour Day, 2017, when a giant crane collided with another and...

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s underpants were obtained by an undercover source and DNA tested to prove his identity before an operation by US...

A new bribery trial opened Wednesday (Oct 30) for the former confidante of ousted South Korean president Park Geun-hye in connection with the sprawling scandal...

China, on Tuesday, said its approval is must for choosing the successor to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai  Lama, rejecting the US' assertion that the...

The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday (Oct 29) to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims,...

Southeast Asian countries fighting Islamic State's influence in the region lauded the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi but said security forces were preparing...

The body of a two-year-old toddler trapped 26m down a well in southern India for more than three days was recovered on Tuesday (Oct 29),...

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was barred on Tuesday (Oct 29) from standing in an upcoming local election, after months of huge and frequently violent...

Pakistan has set up 80 immigration counters at the Kartarpur Corridor to speed up the clearance process of the large number of pilgrims who are...

A group of Hong Kong students have developed a virtual reality game they hope will allow people to experience the anti-government demonstrations from the view...

Malaysia's mammoth palm oil sector faces a new threat after Indian traders were asked to halt purchases amid a diplomatic row over Kashmir, piling further...

Le Van Ha tried his hand as a police officer, a rice farmer and then an interior designer before paying smugglers for passage from Vietnam...

Vietnamese officials collected DNA samples on Sunday (Oct 27) from relatives of those feared among 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, a...

Pakistan observed black day on Sunday in support of Kashmiris, with Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirming his country's "unflinching moral, political and diplomatic support" to...

An Afghan politician confirms that US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is in Afghanistan's capital for his first visit since talks between the US and Taliban...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met with his counterparts from Kuwait and Bahrain on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit here.The...

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been repeatedly “provoking war” through “irresponsible” statements and endangering regional peace, Pakistan Army has said after he described...

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a...

Police detained more than two dozen people, on Saturday, in Kazakhstan's main cities for participating in protests called by a banned opposition group where they...

After Turkey launched its military offensive in the region, the number of refugees crossing to Iraq from northeastern Syria has increased significantly in recent times,...

Hong Kong's High Court on Friday (Oct 25) banned people from disclosing personal information about the police and their families, widely targeted in protests that...

The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in eastern Japan reached 10 on Saturday (Oct 26), with three others missing, public...

A top Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with an acute...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Deputy Foreign Minister of Kenya, Ababu Namwamba and discussed India's development cooperation with Nairobi on the sidelines of the...

A Philippine mayor tagged by President Rodrigo Duterte as a "narco-politician" was ambushed while in police custody and killed Friday (Oct 25), police said, the...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will not resign under pressure from the opposition Jamiat Ulema-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), which intends to launch...

Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Thursday (Oct 24) urged a Tokyo court to dismiss the case against him, accusing Japanese prosecutors of a "pervasive pattern...

South Korean authorities arrested the wife of a former justice minister on Thursday (Oct 24) who was at the centre of a graft scandal and...

Malaysia is in talks with India and other countries to urge them to continue buying Malaysian palm oil, its trade minister said on Thursday, after...

Hong Kong protesters plan to rally on Thursday (Oct 24) evening to show solidarity with people demonstrating in Spain's wealthiest region of Catalonia over jail...

Mechanical and design issues contributed to the crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX jet last October, Indonesian investigators told victims' families in a briefing...

The Pentagon is considering keeping some U.S. troops near oilfields in northeastern Syria alongside Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to help deny oil to Islamic...

A string of hitmen who repeatedly subcontracted a murder to each other - then failed to go through with the job - have been jailed...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korean facilities in the North’s Mt Kumgang tourist resort must be removed and rebuilt in a modern...

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday (Oct 22) she had been asked by President Joko Widodo to stay on in her post...

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said Seoul would increase military spending and urged the North to return to dialogue in a budget speech on Tuesday...

China's foreign minister on Monday (Oct 21) denounced the "unacceptable" violence by protesters in Hong Kong, saying they had been encouraged by "foreign forces"."What is...

Describing shrinking space for civil society and media freedom in Pakistan as "troubling", the United States on Monday said it remains "deeply concerned" over reports...

A murder case that led to mass street protests in Hong Kong should be handled independently by Taiwan, where the suspect allegedly committed the crime,...

Passengers and cabin crew of a Phuket-bound, no-alcohol flight, witnessed a series of bizarre incidents because of drunk travellers.In three separate incident, drunk passengers created...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday (Oct 21) his exports-reliant country could be hit with trade sanctions amid rising protectionism highlighted by the...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was sworn in on Sunday (Oct 20) for a second five-year term as president, leading the world's third-biggest democracy after a...

A luxury yacht linked to Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal is back on the market just months after the government sold it, reportedly for a higher...

India is deeply committed to strengthening its bonds with its diaspora and attending to their needs, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday, while announcing...

The Chinese defence minister said on Monday (Oct 21) that resolving the "Taiwan question" is China's greatest national interest, and that no force can prevent...

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will kick off a fresh term on Sunday (Oct 20), following a wave of crises and with Jakarta under heavy security...

It is an insect species almost no one in Singapore has heard of, and it grows to no longer than two inches.But the fall armyworm...

The Afghan special forces have neutralised 16 Taliban and Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in operations conducted in three provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24...

A man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday (Oct...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves on Saturday (Oct 19) to back the use of force by police ahead of a major...

An Indian tourist has been detained by the Royal Bhutan Police for allegedly desecrating a ‘chorten’ in the Buddhist kingdom, according to a media report...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday strongly urged Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action plan by February 2020.'Otherwise should significant and sustainable...

The man whose actions inadvertently triggered months of violent protests in Hong Kong told chief executive Carrie Lam in a letter on Friday (Oct 18)...

Two Americans who run an English teaching business in China have been detained in the east of the country, according to their company, which said...

The Japanese government is considering postponing a celebratory parade after Emperor Naruhito's formal enthronement ceremony next week due to damage from Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster...

How many aluminium cans can get you 1g of gold?In North Jakarta, the trade-in value of 70kg of aluminium cans – around 4,500 empty cans...

Pakistan, on Wednesday, summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over India's retaliation to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC).The Pakistan Rangers on...

Floods are expected in Kelantan, Terengganu and northern Peninsula Malaysia next month, said the national disaster management agency (NADMA) on Wednesday (Oct 16). The agency's announcement...

Malaysia will work diplomatically with India if it decides to restrict imports of Malaysian palm oil, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday, according to...

New Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in a centuries-old ceremony attended by 2,500 people, including heads...

Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans "a great operation", state media said on Wednesday (Oct 16) in a report...

Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday (Oct 15) as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality. An...

Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock on Tuesday (Oct 15) in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful weekend typhoon that killed...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (Oct 15) passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line on China, three related to protests in...

Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam will focus on land and housing initiatives in her annual Policy Address on Wednesday (Oct 16), seeking to restore...

A trio of American economists — India-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, French-American professor Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer — were honoured on Monday with...

A man digging a grave in northern India found a newborn girl buried alive, police said on Monday (Oct 14), in the latest case to...

Pakistan is on the verge of strong action by the international terror financing watchdog FATF and the country may be put in the ''Dark Grey''...

At least nine terrorists from Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS) were killed in Afghanistan following a series of airstrikes.Quoting military officials, Khaama Press reported...

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his government will monitor the trade situation with India, which is reported to be considering trade curbs on the...

Hong Kong's more hardline protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. But few moderates...

Suspected ethnic Rakhine rebels disguised as a sports team stormed a bus in rural Myanmar and took 31 hostages - mostly off-duty firefighters and construction...

Hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, Kurdish authorities said on Sunday, as the number of people fleeing...

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday (Oct 13) that any attempt to divide China will be crushed, as Beijing faces political challenges in months-long...

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says nine people have been killed in a restaurant gas explosion in eastern China.The explosion Sunday morning gutted the restaurant and...

The Indian government said on Saturday (Oct 12) that most mobile phone connections in Kashmir will be restored, easing a security clampdown imposed more than...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the east of Tokyo on Saturday (Oct 12) at about 6.22pm local time, according to the country's meteorological agency. The earthquake...

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Nepal on Saturday (Oct 12) on a state visit for talks with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and both...

At least 14 people were killed in a passenger bus accident in Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal on Friday.As per police, five people died on the...

Japan's military scrambled Sunday to rescue people trapped by flooding in the aftermath of powerful Typhoon Hagibis, which killed at least eleven people, caused landslides...

E-hailing regulations in Malaysia kicked off on Saturday (Oct 12) as the transport ministry promised to be more lenient towards drivers who are in the...

Powerful Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday (Oct 12) claimed its first victim even before making landfall, as potentially record-breaking rains and high winds sparked evacuation orders...

Several protests are planned for Hong Kong on Saturday (Oct 12) reflecting the widespread anger at the government, ranging from an elderly sit-in, a face...

Two rockets struck an Iranian tanker travelling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident...

They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically empty, but thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and...

North Korea said Sunday (Oct 6) it has "no desire" to continue nuclear talks unless the United States takes steps to end hostilities, a day...

A North Korean boat collided with a Japanese fisheries agency patrol vessel in the Sea of Japan on Monday (Oct 7), sending around 20 North...

In a major setback for Pakistan, the Asia Pacific Group (APG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has concluded that Islamabad has not taken...

The majority of Hong Kong's subway stations remained closed Sunday as the city braced for more protests with pro-democracy activists vowing to hit the streets...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has disclosed that he suffers from an autoimmune disease that can potentially have serious complications, the latest condition for a leader...

Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a...

 North Korea’s chief negotiator said Saturday that discussions with the U.S. on Pyongyang’s nuclear program have broken down, but Washington said the two sides had...

Pakistan on Saturday rejected India's remarks over Prime Minister Imran Khan's "provocative" speech during UN General Assembly session.Mohammad Faisal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign...