KABUL, Afghanistan: State media reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon...
KABUL, Afghanistan: State media reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived Sunday in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon...
BEIJING: China had administered 74.96 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng said at a news briefing...
MANILA: The Philippines recorded 7,757 additional COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the second-highest single-day increase in the Southeast Asian nation since the pandemic began....
MELBOURNE: Heavy rains along Australia's east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: A passenger bus plunged off a road in central Sri Lanka on Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring more than...
MANDALAY, Myanmar: Residents of Myanmar’s second-biggest city helped striking railway workers move out of their state-supplied housing Saturday after the authorities said they...
TOKYO: A strong earthquake struck Saturday off northern Japan, shaking buildings even in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami advisory for a part of...
Tokyo: An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster, generating a tsunami of 1 metre and shaking...
Melbourne: Papua New Guinea reported rising coronavirus infections on Saturday, continuing a surge that highlights the need for tougher social distancing restrictions taking...
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, the country's health minister said on Saturday, two days after the premier...
New Delhi: Top defense officials from India and the United States pledged Saturday to expand their military engagement, underscoring the strengthening defense ties...
Melbourne: Australia's east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as...
TAIPEI: Taiwan will begin its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Monday using AstraZeneca Plc shots, its health minister said on Friday, with Premier Su...
KATHMANDU: Nepal on Friday gave emergency authorisation to India's COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, becoming only the third country to approve the shot, developed by...
MANILA: The Philippines recorded 7,103 new coronavirus cases on Friday, a record daily increase in infections, as authorities tightened coronavirus curbs in the...
NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus infections surged to more than a three-month high on Friday, led by a record daily increase in the...
Thailand will reduce the mandatory quarantine period for foreign travelers from next month but deferred a decision on recognizing vaccine certificates for easier...
SINGAPORE - Singapore's anti-narcotics agency has made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 14 years after conducting a series of raids this week...