Asia

Washington: The United States eased some sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday to support political reforms and economic growth in the country but retained other...

Sydney: Australian counter-terrorism police on Tuesday carried out raids across Melbourne connected with five men accused of planning to travel to Syria to...

Davao( Philippines): Groundwork is being laid for a resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and Maoist rebels, an aide to incoming...

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a militant charged with the murder of a professor amid a surge in deadly attacks against liberal activists and other...

Hong Kong: A top ranked Chinese official began a rare visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday vowing to listen to residents' political concerns, seeking to...

Singapore/Manila: Singapore's central bank has asked banks to maintain a high level of security for their critical IT systems following recent cyber...

Wellington: NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from New Zealand's South Island Wanaka Airport on Tuesday to conduct near-space...

Seoul: South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Monday for her novel "The Vegetarian", a dark, surreal...

Colombo: Flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, triggered by more than three days of heavy rain, have forced more than 130,000 people to leave their...

SHANGHAI: China must learn from the tumultuous, decade-long Cultural Revolution and never allow such an event to happen again, the ruling Communist...