World / Asia

BEIJING, A Chinese environmental journalist's account of police harassment while reporting on a chemical spill has sparked widespread condemnation online and an apology...

PORT MORESBY: Barely a five-minute drive from the $50 million conference venue for the just-concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea's...

Dhaka:  Award-winning Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam was released from prison Tuesday after more than 100 days behind bars, in a closely...

Kabul: At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at a meeting of top clerics in Kabul on Tuesday, officials said, in...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Islamabad to protest against remarks made by President Donald Trump who has criticised...

Dhaka, Bangladesh's main opposition party said Tuesday that authorities have cut internet access at its headquarters after its exiled acting chief conducted interviews...

BEIJING: Beijing's municipal government will assign citizens and firms "personal trustworthiness points" by 2021, state media reported on Tuesday, pioneering China's controversial plan...

Manila: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Philippines Tuesday for a key state visit to a long-time US ally, aiming to boost...

Tokyo, Nissan and Mitsubishi shares plunged Tuesday, as the automakers prepared to oust chairman Carlos Ghosn a day after he was arrested for...

Port Moresby: Papua New Guinea police and soldiers stormed the country's parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just...

Islamabad:  Margaret Thatcher was famously not for turning, but Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has declared U-turns to be a "hallmark of great...

Islamabad:  Pakistan leader Imran Khan hit back Monday at Donald Trump's claim that Islamabad does not do "a damn thing" for the US,...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan's prime minister has directed the country's higher education authority to establish "Seerat Chair" in the country's three major universities to...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about...

BEIJING, China's state planner on Monday approved a 42.1 billion yuan ($6.06 billion) airport expansion project in Urumqi, capital of the far western...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday there would never be a foreign military base in his country, following a...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka:  A crucial meeting among Sri Lanka's political party leaders on Sunday failed to reach a breakthrough to resolve the political...

Mumbai:  Alyque J. Padamsee, lent glamour to common products and brought luxury products within the reach of the common masses with his catchy...