Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing...
Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign to bring back the death penalty for drug-related crimes has cleared a major hurdle, with supporters backing...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will deport a North Korean held in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam, and cancel visa-free entry for...
Dhaka: An Islamist extremist in custody for allegedly stabbing two police officers was killed in a shoot-out Thursday when gunmen attacked the van...
Kabul: At least one person was killed and 39 wounded as suicide bombers targeted Afghan security force facilities at two locations in Kabul...
Dhaka: Bangladesh police fired riot guns and tear gas Wednesday as a protest by bus drivers and truckers turned violent, with several injured...
Hong Kong: Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a move...
Kabul: Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings Wednesday, officials said, as the insurgents ramp up...
BEIJING: China urged calm and restraint on Wednesday after South Korea called for the possible suspension of North Korea's seat at the United...
SEOUL: South Korea was joined by the United States on Wednesday in beginning annual military drills that have provoked past tensions with North...
YANGON, Myanmar: A social media user in Myanmar has been given a six-month sentence for defaming de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi,...
SEOUL: Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong will be formally charged Tuesday amid a flurry of indictments related to wide-ranging corruption claims, according to...
YANGON, Myanmar: Clashes with ethnic rebels in Myanmar’s southeastern Shan State have killed more than 160 people including 74 soldiers, according to the...
BANGKOK: Failure to enact reforms in Thailand’s prison system after a 2014 coup has created conditions for rife human rights violations, according to...
Shanghai: Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China's biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat...
Beijing: Islamic State militants from China's Uighur ethnic minority have vowed to return home and "shed blood like rivers", according to a jihadist-tracking...
Shanghai: Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China's biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat...
Hong Kong: Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a move...
KABUL, Afghanistan: A policeman killed 11 of his own colleagues in restive Helmand province Monday night in yet another attack that the media...
