World / Asia

Sydney: Smoke haze from bushfires raging in Australia spread to the capital Sunday, as firefighters raced to contain more than 140 blazes ahead...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police on Sunday said they conducted raids ahead of a major pro-democracy rally and found weapons including a pistol...

Seoul: North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a "very important test" at its space launch centre, as Pyongyang ramps up pressure...

New Delhi - At least 35 people have died in a factory fire in India's capital New Delhi, with the toll still expected...

HONG KONG: Only after finding safety in numbers, joining hundreds of other pro-government protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday, did Reddy Lin drum...

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Thousands rallied in support of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar Saturday, on the eve of her departure for the UN's...

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - National carrier Turkmenistan Airlines resumed flights to the European Union on Saturday after a 10-month hiatus triggered by an EU...

Melbourne - A giant bushfire on the edge of Sydney, which has blanketed the city in smoke causing a spike in respiratory illnesses...

New Delhi: A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapist, has died in a...

Saturia, Bangladesh: Excavators flanked by Bangladesh riot police are at work demolishing illegal soot-belching brick kilns around the smog-choked capital Dhaka, forcing migrant...

KUALA LUMPUR:  Thousands of volunteers fighting forest fires in Indonesia will receive a boost in funding that could help stem air pollution and...

NEW DELHI:  How can women reclaim the streets when they fear venturing out alone? That was the challenge faced by the organisers of...

TBILISI: Oil-rich Azerbaijan planted more than half a million trees on Friday to celebrate a 14th century poet, an initiative the government said...

KUALA LUMPUR:  Singapore could become the world's first country to only use sustainable palm oil as part of a green push to tackle...

MUMBAI:  A holy man wanted by Indian police on sex assault charges has said he has created a new country for Hindus that...

HYDERABAD, India, Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city,...

Kathmandu,  Nepali police have detained the brother-in-law of a woman who died in a 'menstruation hut' in what is believed to be the...

Indonesia is preparing to spend about $40 billion to extend Jakarta’s metro network, a bigger-than-expected outlay that’s poised to boost the country’s construction...