World / Asia

Bangkok: Fresh-faced Pita Limjaroenrat looked set to be Thailand's next prime minister but the pro-democracy challenger's rise to power ground to a halt...

Hong Kong restaurants are looking for new seafood supplies as authorities plan to ban imports of aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions if...

Pakistan won final approval to borrow $3 billion from the International Monetary Fund, unlocking long-awaited lending that will help ease the nation’s dire...

Torrential rain in northern India has pushed water levels to an all-time high in the Yamuna, a major river that cuts through the...

CANBERRA, Australia: A helicopter pilot said in court on Thursday he and two of his passengers had escaped serious injury by jumping into...

Bangkok: Thailand’s Election Commission said Wednesday it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister,...

Jakarta: The Indonesian resort haven of Bali will impose a 150,000 rupiah ($10) tax on tourists entering the 'Island of Gods' from next...

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban say they have suspended all the activities of Swedish organizations in the country in response to the recent burning...

Manila: Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the Barbie film to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur...

Seoul: A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins -- the first to be born in the country...

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday cut down what had once been described as the world's only known wild specimen of a species...

SEOUL, South Korea: A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea. Ai Bao gave birth...

Seoul: A South Korean court sentenced a man to life in prison on Tuesday for murdering a woman he had stalked for years....

Kathmandu: All six people aboard a tourist helicopter in Nepal were killed when it crashed soon after take-off near Mount Everest on Tuesday,...

Sydney: The top politician in Australia's Northern Territory said Tuesday it was "time to consider" a return to crocodile culling after an attack...

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A helicopter flying out of the Mount Everest area in Nepal carrying foreign tourists was missing Tuesday and contact was lost...

Doha, Qatar: The government of Haryana – a northern Indian state – has announced that it will be providing a monthly pension to...

Bangkok: At least one person has died after a huge construction girder over a busy road collapsed in the Thai capital Bangkok, police...