Asia

Seoul: A friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the centre of a scandal that led to Park's impeachment in parliament will attend the...

Jakarta: A tearful governor of Jakarta denied on Tuesday he had intended to insult the holy book at the start of his blasphemy trial in the Indonesian...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's allies in Congress on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an outspoken...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte suffers from back pains and migraine headaches, he has said in comments about his health, but a spokesman was...

Beijing: Chinese soldiers laid wreaths on Tuesday at a ceremony to mark the 1937 massacre of civilians in the Chinese city of Nanjing by Japanese...

Bangkok: Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn will pardon or commute the sentences of up to 150,000 prison inmates, including some jailed under one...

Seoul: Thousands of survivors of floods that hit a remote corner of North Korea in August are in need of urgent aid as winter sets in, a senior...

Manila: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday she was determined to lead a campaign against President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on...

Manila: Militants in the Philippines on Monday freed two Indonesians who were kidnapped six months ago, after the rebels came under pressure from the...

Wellington: New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English was elected the country's new leader on Monday after the ruling National Party voted him to power...