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Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday unveiled what she called an "incredibly diverse" Cabinet, appointing former finance minister...

At least 16 people are now known to have died after Typhoon Goni swept across the Philippines this past weekend, officials said on Monday.

Hong Kong police arrested seven people Sunday over scuffles that broke out in the city's legislature during a faceoff between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing...

Members of Thailand's Parliament met on Monday for a special session to address the pro-democracy protests which have drawn thousands onto the streets on an...

Kabul: At least 18 people were killed and 48 others sustained injuries in an explosion that took place outside an educational centre in Pul-e-Khoshk area of...

Lee Kun-Hee is synonymous with the name Samsung in South Korea. The chairman of one of the world's biggest conglomerates died on Sunday at the age of 78,...

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday announced it would cut 24% of its workforce and shut a regional airline in an effort to survive the drop in...

At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in a stampede near Pakistan's consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials say.

Thai police said on Monday that they had ordered an investigation into four news outlets and restricted access to the messaging app Telegram under emergency...

Representatives from Ukraine and Iran are meeting in Tehran to negotiate compensation for the victims of a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane crash that was...