Asia

Tokyo: A major earthquake struck northern Japan on Monday, prompting an official tsunami warning and evacuation order. Tidal waves of up to three metres (10...

New Delhi: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday outlined an ambitious roadmap to significantly deepen economic ties with India, announcing a...

Pyongyang: North Korea confirmed on Monday that it has successfully test-fired upgraded tactical ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads, an...

Beijing: A humanoid robot has been declared champion at a half-marathon running race held in Beijing, China, on Sunday, far outpacing human participants and...

Dhaka : Bangladesh has begun receiving an additional 5,000 tonnes of diesel from India through a cross-border pipeline, officials familiar with the...

Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, is "very happy" about the reopening...

Jakarta: Eight people have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, rescuers said on Thursday, following the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought a USD 2 billion fund from development partners to meet the country's immediate energy needs and...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday urged Iran to help restore normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with his Iranian...

Tehran: Amid a stalemate in diplomatic negotiations to secure a complete halt to hostilities in West Asia, and with a fragile ceasefire currently in place,...