World / Asia

Manila: A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines over the South China Sea on Monday morning, after its driving winds and heavy rain...

Kabul: The Taliban government expressed its disappointment Sunday that it was not invited to the COP30 conference despite Afghanistan being one of the...

Islamabad: Pakistan reiterated on Sunday its readiness to pursue dialogue with Afghanistan in hopes of reaching a lasting cease-fire. In a statement, the...

Manila: Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed into the Philippines' eastern seaboard on Sunday, the national weather service said, after killing at least two people...

Tokyo: Tiny tsunami waves hit Japan's northern Pacific coast on Sunday after an offshore earthquake, the national weather service said. The first tsunami...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia was searching for survivors after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the Thai border, killing at least one and leaving...

Tokyo: Japan issued a tsunami advisory Sunday after an offshore 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck a northern Pacific region. The quake struck around 5:03 pm...

Haiyang, Shandong: China has launched a group of new test satellites into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong...

Baghdad: Special voting for Iraq's 2025 parliamentary elections began on Sunday morning, enabling security forces, service personnel, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and eligible...

Manila: Nearly a million people have been evacuated and floodwaters were rising in the Philippines on Sunday before Typhoon Fung-wong's expected late-night landfall...

New Delhi: Air pollution continued to give adverse health issues to the people living in Delhi, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) remained...

Doha, Qatar:Several airlines in Taiwan began prohibiting the check-in of Bluetooth headphones in order to ensure flight safety, Taiwanese online newspaper Taiwan News...

Tehran: Iran said Saturday it was planning to cut water periodically in Tehran, to limit consumption as the country faces one of its...

Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged up to 3 million U.S. dollars in grants to support the Philippines' emergency and humanitarian...

Ankara: A blaze erupted early Saturday at a perfume warehouse in an industrial town in northwestern Turkiye housing numerous depots and factories, killing...

Jakarta: Indonesian authorities said Saturday they were investigating a student over their alleged involvement in explosions that wounded nearly 100 people at a...

Manila: Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on thePhilippines, days after another storm killed at...

Bangkok: This year's Miss Universe in Thailand has been marred by ugly drama, with allegations of an insult to a beauty queen's intellect,...