World / Asia

WELLINGTON: The Cook Islands wants to ditch a name commemorating an 18th century English sea captain and dreamt up by Russian map makers,...

Jalalabad, Afghanistan: Multiple blasts rattled eastern Afghanistan's Jalalabad early Wednesday killing at least three people, officials said, as militants appeared to target a...

JUMLA, Nepal:  Bhadri Sarki used to walk for more than an hour to fetch enough water to irrigate just one apple tree. But...

Mumbai:  D. Gokal is buying a sari for his wife that may not be to everyone's taste -- a huge image of Indian...

KABUL, Afghanistan: The Norwegian Refugee Council says more than 32 people have died and thousands displaced as heavy rains and flooding swept away...

NEW DELHI: New Delhi was the world's most polluted capital city in 2018, two groups monitoring air pollution said on Tuesday in a...

Karachi: Pakistan has stopped an Indian submarine from entering its waters, the navy said Tuesday, as tensions continue to run high between the...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has detained two close relatives of the leader of militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Masood Azhar, as part of a new crackdown...

Tokyo, A "razor-sharp" new defence lawyer and a change in tack are behind a Tokyo court's surprise decision to grant former Nissan chief...

Singapore: Volvo and a Singapore university unveiled a driverless electric bus Tuesday that will soon undergo tests in the city-state, the latest move...

Sydney, The lawyer representing disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell insisted Tuesday he had not quit the cleric's legal team, denying media reports of...

Beijing: US-China trade talks have been "very difficult and taxing" and negotiators still have "lots left to do", but breakthroughs have been made...

Chinese telecoms equipment company Huawei plans to announce a lawsuit against the United States government on Thursday on grounds related to a defense...

New Delhi, As tempers cool after an alarming confrontation between India and Pakistan, analysts say their leaders have emerged stronger -- with Narendra...

Wellington, A New Zealander dubbed "the bumbling jihadi" can expect little help from his homeland after being captured in Syria by forces fighting...

Jakarta, Indonesian authorities warned Monday that up to 100 people could still be trapped and feared dead inside a collapsed illegal gold mine...

  Yangon, Myanmar authorities seized more than 10 million meth pills worth $13.3 million over the weekend, police said Monday, another massive haul in...

WELLINGTON: A New Zealand man detained in Syria after joining the Islamic State militant group will not be stripped of citizenship but could...