-- 2019-04-06 13:18:11
The leader of a new party that has challenged Thailand’s military government was charged on Saturday with sedition, the latest legal action facing the rising star after a disputed March election...
-- 2019-04-06 12:59:18
Pakistan will release 360 Indian prisoners this month, the foreign office said on Friday, as the nuclear-armed neighbours scale back from a confrontation that prompted world powers to urge restraint....
-- 2019-04-05 21:12:52
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra became the latest member of India's storied Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to enter politics in January, but the boost she brings the opposition campaign may not turn the tide against Indi...
-- 2019-04-05 18:34:01
South Korea has declared a national emergency in response to one of the largest wildfires on record. At least one person has died and more than 4,000 people have been evacuated. Thousands of soldier...
-- 2019-04-05 17:51:49
Myanmar military is again carrying out attacks against its own civilians in Rakhine, said the United Nations on Friday. The UN also said they are "deeply disturbed" by the intensification of conflic...
-- 2019-04-05 12:37:23
The man accused of killing 50 people in last month's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to undergo mental health tests. He would be seen by experts to decide if he...
-- 2019-04-05 12:30:02
Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a district in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province, with both Afghan government forces and the insurgent group suffering dozens of casualties, officials sa...
-- 2019-04-04 10:58:17
The Australian man arrested over New Zealand’s mosques shooting massacre will face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in court on Friday, police said....
-- 2019-04-03 17:17:01
Brunei has defended its right to implement 'Islamic' laws that would allow death by stoning for adultery and homosexuality against growing global criticism. The Muslim-majority former British protect...
-- 2019-04-03 14:02:05
A dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed in five townships in Myanmar's western Rakhine state starting from Tuesday, a Rakhine state parliamentary representative told Xinhua news agency on Wednesday. The fi...
-- 2019-04-03 13:48:46
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taitung in Taiwan at 9:52 am Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 22.95 degrees north latitude and 1...
-- 2019-04-03 11:52:57
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to stand trial for his role in a financial scandal that has sent shockwaves around the world. Mr Najib is accused of pocketing $681m (£522m)...
-- 2019-04-03 10:01:37
UN human rights experts condemned the Indian Government's decision to deport three more Rohingyas to Myanmar and urged the authorities to stop such forced deportations which are prohibited under inter...
-- 2019-04-02 11:29:49
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all contracts entered into by the government with companies and other countries to ensure none puts the country at a disadvantage, his spokesma...
-- 2019-04-01 17:48:37
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more than 200 Chinese boats near an island occupied by Manila in the disputed South China Sea, the president’s spokesman said...
-- 2019-04-01 17:43:52
Facebook has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to India’s main opposition Congress party, just days before voting begins in a general election, because of 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'...
-- 2019-04-01 16:43:57
Japan has announced that the name of its new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be "Reiwa" - signifying order and harmony. The country's current era, Heisei, will end in a month with Emperor A...
-- 2019-04-01 12:54:55
A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means. A Malaysian court sent...
-- 2019-04-01 12:17:50
At least four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Lassipora area of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Three Army personnel and one cop...
-- 2019-04-01 10:21:41
Over two dozen people were killed in a severe thunderstorm that swept through parts of southern Nepal late on Sunday and hundreds more were injured, police and officials said. Nepal’s Prime Min...
-- 2019-03-31 13:34:26
At least seven people were killed and five injured on Sunday when a container containing scrap metal exploded in the latest in a series of industrial accidents in eastern China. The early morning bla...
-- 2019-03-31 12:39:02
Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a US decision to recognise Israel’s annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967. Ara...
-- 2019-03-30 13:37:03
Heavy rains caused flash floods in western Afghanistan that killed at least 17 people, destroying homes and sweeping through makeshift shelters that housed displaced families, a government official sa...
-- 2019-03-29 22:59:09
A party linked to Thailand's ruling military junta said it will not hold talks to try to form the next government until after the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in May, with the outcome of las...
-- 2019-03-29 17:29:10
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday a unified Syrian opposition should emerge before the start of any dialogue with the Syrian government. Ibrahim al-Assaf, speaking at an Arab Leagu...
-- 2019-03-29 17:08:24
US officials held 'constructive' talks in Beijing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday, concluding the latest round of dialogue with China aimed at resolving the bitter trade dispute betw...
-- 2019-03-29 13:05:55
Prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been re-arrested at Manila airport, allegedly for violating laws barring foreign ownership of media. Ms Ressa, the founder of news site Rappler, was gr...
-- 2019-03-28 16:40:50
Thailand's chaotic election took another turn on Thursday when the Election Commission announced that the pro-army party, which is seeking to keep the current junta leader in power, had won the popula...
-- 2019-03-28 12:18:30
China will launch a month-long, nationwide inspection campaign into hazardous chemicals, mines, transportation and fire safety, the country’s safety watchdog said, following a deadly pesticide p...
-- 2019-03-27 17:40:01
Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space. &ldquo...
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