The trial of two women accused of murdering the North Korean leader's half-brother was adjourned Monday (Jan 28) until March, and the case will now drag...

The United States and the Taliban said on Saturday (Jan 26) they had made substantial headway in negotiations to end the 17-year US war in...

Twin bombings during a Sunday church service on a predominantly Muslim island in the volatile southern Philippines killed at least 17 people, among them civilians...

Myanmar’s Army chief should be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, a U.N. human rights investigator said, adding that holding perpetrators to account...

A predominantly Muslim area of the southern Philippines has returned a resounding "Yes" in this week's referendum on greater autonomy, boosting hopes for peace in...

A multi-billion dollar China-backed rail project in Malaysia has been scrapped, government officials said Saturday, adding that the cost of building it was too high.Malaysia...

Singapore has accepted Malaysia’s counterproposal to extend the mutual suspension of the Pasir Gudang restricted area and Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures at Seletar Airport...

Twin blasts rocked a high-rise in northeast China on Friday (Jan 25), killing one person and injuring another in an incident being treated as a...

In the Philippines, a major corporate bankruptcy has sparked national security concerns about whether a port near the disputed South China Sea could fall under...

“I feel like I have committed the greatest crime of the century.” Avijit Das Patnaik looks baffled as he utters these words, as if he is...

A former South Korean chief justice was arrested Thursday (Jan 24) on allegations of abuse of power for allegedly meddling in trials to curry favour...

Kang Sung-il buys Sancho, his Pomeranian, a toy every business trip and this Lunar New Year holiday will dress him up in a new US$50...

Australia on Thursday (Jan 24) demanded China handle the case of detained author Yang Hengjun "transparently and fairly," amid a growing row about the fate...

Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s condition is “very serious” after heart complications and he should be shifted to hospital without any delay, his...

Jakarta's former governor is set to be released from prison on Thursday (Jan 24), nearly two years after he was convicted on blasphemy charges that...

Japanese noodle company Nissin have removed a controversial commercial following a dispute over the skin colour of a cartoon character depicting tennis player Naomi Osaka.The...

A hotel employee arrested after a window she was cleaning fell onto a busy Hong Kong street and killed a tourist was released on bail...

Australia is investigating reports a dissident writer and Chinese dual national is missing and may have been detained in his native country, officials said Wednesday...

China’s population growth rate continued to slow in 2018, spelling possible trouble ahead as a swelling number of retirees pushes up against a shrinking labor...

At least 65 people were killed in a Taliban-claimed attack on an Afghan intelligence base, security sources said Tuesday, raising the toll substantially from 12...

Philippine lawmakers have approved a bill to lower the minimum age of criminal liability to nine from the current minimum age of 15, local media...

At least 26 people were killed and 14 injured when a bus in southwest Pakistan burst into flames after crashing with a truck on Monday...

Indonesia on Tuesday (Jan 22) ordered a review of the decision to grant early release to a radical Muslim cleric linked to the 2002 Bali...

Two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members have caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 11 persons,...

Children holding Chinese national flag play in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China.The number of babies born in China in 2018 was the lowest the country...

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday (Jan 21) corruption cases are on the rise in Malaysia because whistleblowers no longer fear reporting them.Speaking on...

At a gated community for Chinese senior citizens, retired military personnel, film-makers and top university professors settle into a new routine: ballet lessons, weightlifting and...

A North Korean art troupe will visit China starting on Wednesday (Jan 23), Chinese state media said on Sunday.The troupe will led by Ri Su...

The identity of the driver of a SUV vehicle involved in an accident at KM4 of the Penang Bridge before it plunged into the sea...

 Israel's military said it was carrying out strikes on Iranian targets in Syria early Monday after it intercepted a rocket fired from Syrian territory hours...

Bangladesh has arrested a suspected extremist who supplied weapons and explosives for a 2016 siege that killed 22 hostages, a top police official said Sunday...

Chinese households in the top 20% in terms of total assets enjoy a level of affluence that is similar to the US average, according to...

A 38-year-old man in Malaysia was arrested on Sunday (Jan 20) after he slapped a doctor for refusing to issue a medical certificate (MC) to...

India’s main opposition parties joined forces against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday at a rally that attracted hundreds of thousands of people months ahead...

Nearly three million Filipinos have registered to cast their ballots on Monday (Jan 21), in a historic vote to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law which...

China-Myanmar border trade fell by US$562 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar, a state media outlet.The...

Chinese authorities have nabbed all three identified members of a major ivory trafficking syndicate that was first exposed by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)...

The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China’s Chang’e-4 on the far side of the moon on January 3. Shortly afterwards, China announced...

Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday hewed to the group’s practice of reaching the least provocative consensus possible in...

AC Milan' players receive medals following their Supercoppa Italiana final match against Juventus at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on January 16,...

Older Chinese women, known universally as dama, have long sought to restore their youth by dancing in public squares. But many have become hooked on...

As evidence mounts of China’s internment of almost one million Muslim Uighurs in the country’s far western region, Western nations have largely failed to respond...

A special medical board that examined Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Kot Lakhpat jail here has said that "he is not completely well"...

The apology by Goldman Sachs is not sufficient and it has to compensate Malaysia considering the role played by its former banker in the 1Malaysia...

A radical cleric thought to be the spiritual leader of the Bali bombers will be released from prison on medical grounds, Indonesia's president said on...

Chinese national Cherry He Ting rattles off in fluent Thai as she presents her masters thesis ahead of graduating from a Bangkok university, where she...

Taiwan will not bow to Chinese pressure and called for international support against Beijing's "out-of-control actions", a presidential spokesman said on Thursday (Jan 17), after...

The Kelantan state government has banned shisha and karaoke establishments, as part of efforts to curb social problems among youths.The Harakah daily - published by...

A cockpit fire caused a Cargolux Airlines flight to return to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Wednesday (Jan 16) shortly after take-off.The global cargo...

China tapped into Hong Kong’s technical expertise in the critical selection of a landing site for its Chang’e-4 lunar mission to the dark side of...

Thailand's long-delayed general election to end military rule will have to be postponed from its Feb 24 date and will likely be held in March,...

A senior Chinese military official warned the US Navy on Tuesday (Jan 15) against any "interference" in support of Taiwan's independence, saying that Beijing would...

For young Hong Kongers like Wilson Leung getting a foothold on the city's property ladder has long been a near impossible task but with the...

An ambitious scheme to replant about a fifth of the land under palm oil in Indonesia is running far behind schedule, marking a blow to...

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against suspension of sentence awarded to former Prime Minister Nawaz...

Tsunekazu Takeda, the head of the Japanese Olympic Committee and a powerful IOC member, has denied corruption allegations against him concerning reported bribes paid to...

The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) link project is behind schedule and "not progressing well", said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Monday (Jan...

Wearing a bright floral ensemble with her short hair dyed blonde, Chinese model Ma Yinhong struts a Shanghai catwalk with a style and swagger that...

A Chinese court sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug trafficking charges on Monday (Jan 14) after his previous 15-year prison sentence was deemed...

Malaysia’s wealth must be distributed equally among all races, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday (Jan 14), while adding that more work needs to...

Johor Chief Minister Osman Sapian’s "unauthorised visit" last week to Malaysian vessel Pedoman in Singapore waters was "a provocative act" that went against the spirit...

A two-year-old girl was taken hostage by a knife-wielding man at an apartment building in the little town of Telipok, in Sabah, Malaysia on Sunday...

For a lucky few, it's the gift that keeps on giving: A Cathay Pacific snafu offering premium tickets at a fraction of their value, for...

Poland "must pay" for arresting an employee of Chinese telecom giant Huawei for alleged espionage, state-run tabloid Global Times said on Monday (Jan 14).Last week's...

Will this be a meeting of minds? On Sunday, the United States Navy’s top officer will visit China as tensions increase in the South China...

Every year, the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II honors Brits who have done the right thing with awards that are published on 29 December in the...

Pahang Regent Tengku Abdullah is set to be sworn in as Sultan next week, paving the way for him to be named as Malaysia's new...

The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday...

Malaysia’s economic affairs minister Azmin Ali will meet Singapore ministers to discuss “other bilateral issues” following the postponement of the 14th meeting of the Joint...

An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family saying she feared for her life has been granted asylum in Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

After days of back and forth over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday the...

Israel inaugurated a new highway in the occupied West Bank on Thursday that features a large concrete wall segregating Israeli and Palestinian traffic.One side of...

Chinese President Xi Jinping accepted an offer to visit Pyongyang after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, North Korea's state media reported on Thursday."Xi accepted...

Chinese and U.S. teams ended trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday that lasted longer than expected and officials said details will be released soon, raising...

After the recent induction of light-weight battle tank in Tibet bordering India, the Chinese military has equipped its troops stationed at the Himalayan plateau with...

Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as...

Throngs of believers flung themselves at a historic statue of Jesus Christ as it inched through Manila on Wednesday (Jan 9) for an annual procession...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly visited a pharmaceutical factory in China on Wednesday (Jan 9) as he seeks economic support from his key...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an...

The red carpet was rolled out for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Islamabad to announce a support...

A man was arrested after attacking students at a primary school in Beijing on Tuesday, according to a district government, in a rare act of...

Indonesia will launch a renewed search effort as early as Tuesday (Jan 8) to find the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that...

Dozens of anti-junta activists gathered in Thailand Sunday to call for the military government to honor a long-anticipated election, as rumors abound of the date...

Women in Saudi Arabia will be notified by text message if they are divorced under a new law designed to protect them from having their...

 A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport on Monday appealed for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her looming deportation, in desperate...

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed reducing the US trade deficit with India and increasing their cooperation in Afghanistan in a...

Air pollution in China's heavy-industrial province of Henan worsened in December even as other regions improved, official data showed, with its cities hit by unfavourable...

TOKYO: Japan on Monday (Jan 7) started levying a ¥1,000 (US$9.22) departure tax on each person leaving the country, a measure aimed at raising funds...

Tokyo police are investigating the suicide of an officer in charge of traffic control near the scene of a New Year's Eve car ramming attack...

A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport will be sent back Monday (Jan 7), Thai authorities said, after she made a desperate plea for...

Forty years ago today, some 100,000 Vietnamese soldiers accompanied by almost 20,000 Cambodian defectors marched into Phnom Penh to overthrow the radical Maoist Khmer Rouge...

Malaysian defence minister Mohamad Sabu’s son was among two men held in a police raid on an entertainment outlet in the Kuala Lumpur on Saturday...

Six children were killed alongside their driver and 12 more were injured after their bus fell into a gorge in northern India on Saturday, police...

Japan's government will keep a close eye on looming risks to a global economic recovery as it guides policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in...

Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand’s east coast on Friday, knocking down...

China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country's answer to the US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official...

Buddhist Rakhine insurgents killed 13 policemen and injured nine in attacks on four police posts in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Friday (Jan 4) as the...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that talks between Washington and Beijing aimed at resolving a bitter trade dispute were going "very well.""We are...

Indonesian trader Darsil Abd Muis has been spending weekends and all his free time together with some 500 volunteers in Malaysia campaigning for presidential hopeful...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, on Friday afternoon announced a 100 basis points (bps) cut in its Reserve Require Ratios...

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Saturday (Jan 5) for international support to defend the self-ruled island's democracy and way of life in the face...

Two days of violent protests in south India sparked by two women entering one of Hinduism’s holiest temples have seen more than 750 people arrested,...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Tuesday said they were “surprised” by accusations from the United Nations food agency that they are stealing humanitarian aid and accused...

Police have seized a pistol, 700 rounds of ammunition, and a host of imitation firearms during raids targeting organised crime in Hong Kong.Seven people were...

Strengthening training and preparation for war are among the top priorities for China's military in 2019, its official newspaper said on Tuesday."Drilling soldiers and war...

A suspected member of a Japanese cult rammed his vehicle into pedestrians in central Tokyo on New Year's Day, injuring eight people, in what he...

Nuclear-armed North Korea wants good relations with the US but could consider a change of approach if Washington maintains its sanctions, leader Kim Jong Un...

China will not yield on issues it deems to be its core national interests, a commentary in the ruling Communist Party's official newspaper said on...

Malaysian authorities are searching for a couple after a man allegedly splashed hot water at his daughter for eating his dinner, scalding her arms, ribs...

As the 40-year anniversary of the Sino-US relationship loomed, the People’s Daily Overseas Edition, the mouthpiece of China’s ruling party, reported in a front-page editorial...

Intelligence agencies across the English-speaking world are in widespread agreement about the race to roll out next-generation mobile networks. Top officials from Australia, the UK,...

South Korean plaintiffs in a World War II forced labour court case against Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal have applied to seize some of...

Western powers condemned election day violence in Bangladesh and described a range of other irregularities that marred a vote in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's...

The rising interest rate environment in the U.S. may pressure Singapore's residential property market in 2019, an executive from a real estate services and investment...

The smoking ban at all food establishments in Malaysia, including those outdoors, will come into effect at midnight on Tuesday (Jan 1). This is in line...

A Thai man who felt slighted by his in-laws shot dead six family members including his two young children at a New Year's Eve party...

Ride-hailing company Go-Jek is set to extend its services to "the whole of Singapore" from Wednesday (Jan 2).In an email on Tuesday, the company said:...

North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong Un warned in his...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance has won the parliamentary vote with a thumping majority, officials said on Monday, even as the main opposition rejected...