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Jakarta: A military official in the Indonesian province of Jambi said on Saturday he has ordered that anyone who deliberately sets fire to forest areas be...

Manila: Southeast Asian foreign ministers expressed grave concern on Saturday about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from long-range missile...

Singapore: The nephew of Singapore's prime minister, who faces contempt of court proceedings for comments he made suggesting the city-state's courts...

Hanoi: Vietnam's foreign ministry on Thursday expressed regret over a statement from Germany accusing Vietnam of kidnapping a former oil executive, and...

Tokyo: Dozens of firefighters battled a major blaze on Thursday at Tokyo's Tsukiji fishmarket, the world's largest and one of the capital's most...

Manila: More than 20 Asian countries will tell North Korea face to face of their "grave concerns" about its missile tests, a Philippine official...

London: Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, bowed out of public life on Wednesday with his final solo appearance at an...

Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump grudgingly signed into law on Wednesday new sanctions against Russia that Congress had approved overwhelmingly last...

Rome: Italy's parliament authorised on Wednesday a limited naval mission to help Libya's coastguard curb migrant flows, which have become a source...

Dubai: Iraq started marketing a $1 billion bond on Wednesday, its first international debt issuance as a standalone credit since 2006 and an attempt to put...