World / Asia

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed on Thursday to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial...

Police in the Maldives said on Wednesday they had arrested two suspects for the murder of a prominent liberal blogger who was critical...

TUBAN, Indonesia: An Indonesian man who had claimed to be the world’s oldest living human has died aged 146, his grandson told Anadolu...

SONAKHAN, India: The village of Sonakhan in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh hardly looks like the site of a gold rush. There...

Kuala Lumpur: Two Turkish nationals who went missing in Malaysia have been arrested as a security threat, the police chief announced Wednesday, but...

Kabul: A powerful blast targeting an armoured NATO convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 25 Wednesday, including three coalition...

Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing in Pyongyang -- the third American held in...

NEW DELHI: Indian police have detained four members of a hardline Hindu militia founded by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion...

Shanghai: China is expected this week to conduct the maiden test flight of a home-grown passenger jet built to meet soaring domestic travel...

Seoul: Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears...

Tokyo: Japanese police have arrested a drunken American man over a punch-up with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight, which...

KABUL: A suicide bombing near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Wednesday killed four people and wounded at least 22, Afghan officials said,...

BRUSSELS: The European Union clashed on Tuesday with the visiting leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, by publicly supporting an international mission...

Washington: After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the Islamic State...

Seoul: At least six Samsung workers building a $500 million ocean platform for French energy giant Total were killed in a shipyard crane...

Sydney: The operator of Sydney's main airport Tuesday ruled out involvement in building a second major airport for the city, citing financial risks,...

MANILA: Across Asia, more and more countries are being pulled into Beijing’s orbit, with the timid stance adopted by Southeast Asian nations on...

LAHORE, Pakistan: A Pakistani official says authorities have uncovered an illegal organ trade ring, arresting two doctors and their three associates. Mohammad Hammad,...