World / Asia

NEW DELHI:  A baby girl found buried alive in India was a suspected case of female infanticide, police said on Monday, the latest...

HONG KONG:  A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to "kill or to harm" riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against renewed violence...

KAWAGOE, Japan: After the worst of Typhoon Hagibis passed over this town north of Tokyo, Kazuo Saito made sure there was no water...

Manila, Parents lined up from sunrise holding sleeping infants as the Philippines launched a campaign on Monday to vaccinate millions of children against...

Islamabad, Prince William and his wife Kate will arrive in Pakistan late Monday for their "most complex" tour to date, British officials said,...

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of northern Pakistan early on Monday morning. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that...

Seoul, Oct 14, 2019 (AFP) - Embattled South Korean justice minister Cho Kuk resigned Monday as a scandal swirled over academic privileges allegedly...

An Australian economist who wrongfully spent nearly two decades in prison for the assassination of a high-ranking police officer was awarded more than...

Japan is sending more than 110,000 people including its Self-Defense Forces to tackle rescue and cleanup operations in the wake of the most...

Wellington, New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism, as it moves to address failures exposed by...

NAGANO, Japan, Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit...

Mumbai, Total has agreed to buy a 37.4-percent stake in India's Adani Gas, the two firms said Monday, with the French giant spending...

One day in 1955, the fledgling People's Republic of China was unhappy about U.S. involvement with Taiwan, the self-governing island that Beijing considered...

Tokyo: Tens of thousands of rescuers were working through Sunday night to reach people feared trapped in Japan by landslides and floods caused...

Tokyo: Japan sent tens of thousands of troops and rescue workers on Sunday to save stranded residents and fight floods caused by one...

Tokyo: Powerful Typhoon Hagibis barrelled through Japan Saturday, killing at least two people and lashing large parts of the country with "unprecedented" rain...

KATHMANDU, Nepal: Xi Jinping has become the first Chinese president in more than two decades to visit Nepal, where he's expected to sign...

TOKYO: A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in...