Asia

Beijing: The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou closed offices, factories and schools on Monday as it braces for Typhoon Nida, forecast to make landfall on...

Bangkok: The mother of a leading activist against the military junta in Thailand was charged on Monday with insulting the country's monarchy in a...

Kabul: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early...

Beijing: China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling...

Tokyo: Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the...

Hong Kong: A member of the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party has been disqualified from running in next month's Legislative Council elections...

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi-Canadian was on Saturday identified as the mastermind of Bangladesh's worst terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka's high-security...

Jalalabad: When Afghan troops pushed into Kot, a district close to the border with Pakistan, this week, they found many of the houses empty, with posters...

Melbourne: Hundreds of people rallied in major cities across Australia on Saturday criticising the government's response to video showing aboriginal...

Peshawar: A delegation from the Taliban visited China earlier this month to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, where the insurgent movement is fighting...