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Pak may remain on FATF Grey List beyond Feb 2020: Report

Pakistan may remain on the Financial Action Task Force's Grey List beyond February 2020 for...

Missing divers including Singaporean did not consult local guides on sea conditions: Indonesian rescue official

The three divers, including a Singaporean who went missing off Indonesia’s Java island, went scuba...

Malaysia detains Cambodian opposition leader Mu Sochua

Malaysian authorities have detained an official of a banned Cambodian opposition party, rights officials said...

South Koreans lie inside closed coffins for 10 minutes for life lessons

A South Korean service is offering free funerals - but only to the living.More than...

Trio that escaped Thai court arrested in dramatic shooting

An American drug suspect and his Thai wife who went on the run after they...

Nawaz Sharif facing 'major genetic issue', advised to go abroad for treatment

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif needs to go abroad for treatment as he is...

Philippines vice president accepts Duterte's offer of drugs war post

The vice president of the Philippines on Wednesday (Nov 6) accepted President Rodrigo Duterte's offer...

Officials say at least 15 killed in attack in Thailand's restive south

Suspected separatist insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Thailand's Muslim-majority south and killed at least...

Schools in Indian capital reopen, air quality still unhealthy

Schools in India's capital New Delhi reopened on Wednesday (Nov 6) after closing for two...

Malaysian who killed cat in dryer faces jail in new law's first conviction

A Malaysian court handed a jail term of 34 months and a fine to a...

India will not join RCEP trade deal in blow to sprawling Asian pact

India said Monday (Nov 4) it would not join a sprawling Asian trade pact, raising...

Malaysia aims to locate further US$4.34b in 1MDB-linked assets

Malaysia is looking to locate at least 18 billion ringgit (US$4.34 billion) worth of further...

Turkey says it captured dead IS leader Baghdadi’s sister in Syria

Turkey has captured the elder sister of the slain leader of the Islamic State group...

What is the RCEP trade deal and what happens now?

Backed by China - and excluding the United States - the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic...

Pak protest leader convenes all-party meet as deadline for PM Imran's resignation ends

Pakistan's firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday convened an all-party meeting to discuss the...

Hong Kong mall clash ends in bloody knife attack, politician's ear bitten off

Hong Kong anti-government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police on Sunday...