MANILA: A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping for ransom 21 people, including European tourists and...
MANILA: A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping for ransom 21 people, including European tourists and...
Seoul: South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador on Monday to criticise Pyongyang's decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow's war in...
New Delhi: India's aviation minister said Monday he wanted to tighten laws after more than 90 fake bomb threats against Indian airlines in...
Islamabad: Pakistan's government narrowly passed constitutional amendments on Monday giving lawmakers more power to appoint top judges, who have issued a series of...
Astana: Kazakhstan launched ‘Born Bold’ international promotion campaign recently to showcase the country’s dynamic, forward-thinking approach to economic growth, social progress and innovation....
Tokyo: Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the...
Islamabad: Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them...
Tokyo: The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced...
SingaporeL: An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities and the company said, adding...
Singapore: An oil pipeline belonging to British giant Shell began leaking into the sea on Sunday, Singaporean authorities said, adding that the spill...
Kathmandu: Nepali police fired tear gas Sunday at thousands of protesters loyal to a former deputy premier once seen as a rising political...
New Delhi: More than 70 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported...
Jakarta: Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in Sunday as president of Indonesia, seeking a more prominent position on the global stage for...
Seoul: North Korea has floated about 20 balloons carrying trash toward South Korea since Saturday night, and some 10 objects from the balloons...
Colombo, Sri Lanka: A train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in northeast Sri Lanka, killing two...
Beijing: Visitors to a new aquarium in China were left furious this week after discovering one of its top aquatic stars was a...
Lahore: Authorities in Pakistan's most populous province ordered all educational institutes shut for Friday, as students stage protests after reports of a college...
Seoul: Kim Jong Un told North Korean soldiers that the South was a "foreign" country, state media reported Friday, saying Pyongyang had jettisoned...
