Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the formal reunification of Taiwan with mainland China as he reiterated the ‘one China principle’ in a speech on...
The Taliban has rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the armed group, fighting to restore strict Islamic law in Afghanistan, will...
Bangladesh’s opposition has condemned what it has called a “farcical” election and demanded a new vote. Early results show Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party in the...
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday triggering a tsunami warning, with small waves expected to hit southern parts of the...
The scale of the dramatic collapse of the Indonesian volcano that led to last Saturday’s devastating tsunami in the Sunda Strait is becoming clear. Researchers have...
The death toll following the tsunami caused by the Anak Krakatau volcano has risen to at least 373, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency says. Saturday saw giant...
At least 20 people have been killed and 165 injured after a tsunami hit the coast around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, government officials say. The country’s disaster...
Tens of thousands of taxi drivers in South Korea have taken to the streets after walking off the job to protest against a commercial ride-sharing app...
A court in Japan has denied a prosecutors’ request to extend the detention of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn. The decision by the Tokyo District Court...
A three-year-old Indian girl is in critical condition after she was allegedly raped by her neighbor in the capital Delhi. The accused, a 40-year-old security guard...
A gay Singaporean man has won a landmark court case which will allow him to adopt a child he fathered through a surrogate. The man, 46,...