Asia

Kabul: A group of 38 Afghans arrived in Kabul from Germany on Thursday, the first to be deported under an agreement reached between the two countries this...

Washington: China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built...

Manila: Ministers in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's cabinet on Wednesday said he was in good health, after the leader talked about ailments...

Manila: The Philippines has cancelled a trip next year by the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings to look into the rising death toll in its war...

Seoul: Plastic surgery and dermatology clinics in South Korea are looking to cash in on President Park Geun-hye's enthusiasm for "aesthetic...

Sydney: 'Democracy sausage' was named Australia's word of the year on Wednesday after the term was embraced at this year's national election...

Yangon/Beijing: A commission set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate attacks on border posts and the army's brutal response on...

Kuala Lumpur: Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday lost his final bid for freedom when a federal court rejected his appeal to set...

Beijing/Taipei: China warned on Wednesday that any interference with or damage to the "one China" principle would have a serious impact on peace...

TOKYO: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions imposed after Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea are an obstacle to talks on...