Asia

Sydney: Australia said that a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on a Mauritian island will be examined to see if it is part of...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former prime minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia is expected to appear in court and seek bail after she was issued with...

Washington: The US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said...

Hanoi: Vietnam's parliament swore in Tran Dai Quang as president on Saturday, elevating the head of a controversial internal security agency to one of...

Geneva: North Korea will pursue its nuclear and ballistic missile programme in defiance of the United States and its allies, a top Pyongyang envoy told...

Manila: A woman abandoned in a central Philippine church when a baby has topped an opinion poll barely two months ahead of elections to succeed President...

Naypyitaw/Yangon: Myanmar's upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite...

Dhaka: A Bangladesh court issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia over a deadly firebombing attack...

Beijing: The Chinese government warned Taiwan on Wednesday that the passage of a proposed new law governing relations between the two could seriously damage...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe set on Wednesday an ambitious target to double the number of foreign visitors and the amount of money they spend...