Seoul--Former South Korean prime minister Lee Wan-Koo was questioned by prosecutors Thursday as part of a widening corruption probe that prompted his resignation...
Seoul--Former South Korean prime minister Lee Wan-Koo was questioned by prosecutors Thursday as part of a widening corruption probe that prompted his resignation...
Langkawi, Malaysia--More vessels bearing hungry migrants are headed toward Malaysia, which has beefed up sea and air patrols off its northeastern coast to...
Jakarta--Indonesia has extended a landmark moratorium aimed at preserving the archipelago's vast swathes of tropical rainforest, but environmentalists said Thursday the logging ban...
Kathmandu--A major search operation resumed Thursday for a US military helicopter that disappeared with eight people on board while delivering aid to earthquake...
Rabat--Morocco said it was hopeful of finding its pilot alive after his F-16 crashed during a sortie for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen,...
Tokyo--Japan's cabinet was expected Thursday to approve a set of bills bolstering the role and scope of the military, as the pacifist country...
New Delhi--Two Indians were among five people killed when gunmen stormed a guesthouse in Kabul, triggering a stand-off with Afghan security forces, an...
Beijing--Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a three-day trip to China Thursday by inspecting the Terracotta Warriors as a festering border dispute colours...
Washington--"What they fear, above all, is that, for one reason or another, American policy is beginning to tilt towards Tehran and away from...
Washington--Barack Obama will whisk six Gulf leaders away to his Camp David presidential retreat Thursday, hoping to salvage a fence-mending summit already bedeviled...
Beijing--China has warned soldiers against using smartwatches, high-tech spectacles and other Internet-connected wearable gadgets, saying they could "endanger security" after a recruit was...
Kabul--The Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack during a concert at a Kabul guesthouse that left five people dead including two...
Bujumbura, Burundi--Heavy fighting broke out between rival Burundian troops on Thursday around the state broadcaster, military officials and witnesses said, the day after...
Kabul--The Park Palace was due to host a concert by classical singer Altaf Hussain, with several VIPs invited, when the gunfire started, a...
Kabul--Two Indians and an American were among five people killed when gunmen stormed a downtown Kabul guesthouse, trapping dozens of people attending a...
Kuala Lumpur--Southeast Asia must send a "very strong message" to Myanmar to stop oppressing its Rohingya minority, who are part of a surge...
Seoul--Doubts surfaced Thursday over the reported execution of North Korea's defence chief, as the original source, South Korea's spy agency, clarified that it...
Yangon- The flow of migrants has surged in recent months, as traffickers have stopped asking for up-front payments from the migrants. Instead they...
