World / Asia

Hong Kong: Riot police fanned out across Hong Kong on Saturday and thwarted plans by pro-democracy protesters to target the airport, days after...

SEOUL: A powerful typhoon slammed into South Korea early on Saturday, killing at least one person and disrupting power to 57,000 households before...

Bengaluru: India lost contact with a spacecraft it was attempting to land on the moon on Saturday, the chairman of the Indian Space...

Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any...

Guntur:  A 74-year-old woman has became the oldest-ever to give birth after she delivered twins at a hospital in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur town...

Beijing, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong "must be guaranteed" after meeting with Chinese...

Hong Kong:  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that the decision to withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations in...

Yokohama:  An express train travelling at around 120 kilometres per hour smashed into a truck at a crossing south of Tokyo Thursday, sparking...

SYDNEY: The Solomon Islands intends to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with Beijing, the leader of a high-level government team...

Mumbai: Three people were killed and dozens of flights were cancelled or delayed after severe flooding in India's financial hub Mumbai, with authorities...

KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday in the centre of Kabul, the Afghan capital, government officials said, and the blast...

BANGKOK: Small islands and coastal cities in Asia-Pacific need more funds to assist vulnerable communities and help them decide whether to relocate or...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China "understands, respects and supports" her government's move to formally withdraw an...

Tokyo: A train and a truck collided at a crossing near Tokyo on Thursday, injuring 35 people, with at least one person seriously...

Tokyo: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organising committee has already rolled out everything from misting stations to flowerbeds to beat the heat at next...

CHENNAI, India: Less than 1% of Indians charged with slavery offences during the past decade were convicted, research showed on Tuesday, as anti-slavery...

DHAKA:  Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid U.S. sanctions, a U.N....

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court that promised justice for victims of human trafficking made eight convictions in its inaugural year despite the launch...