Asia

Marawi (Philippines): The Philippine military urged militants occupying a southern city to turn themselves in on Tuesday, the eighth day of a push by...

Jakarta: A powerful earthquake struck an area southeast of the Indonesian city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi on Monday, prompting people to flee from...

Dhaka/Agalawatte (Sri Lanka): Bangladesh raised its storm danger signal to the highest level of 10 on Monday as a severe and intensifying cyclone churned...

Shanghai: Philippine authorities last week seized more than 600 kg of methamphetamines in the largest such bust since China launched a crackdown on...

Seoul: North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile on Monday that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a fast-paced series...

Garut (Indonesia): With their heads covered with headscarves, the three members of the Indonesian band VoB ("Voice of Baceprot" or "Noisy...

Marawi( Philippines): The Philippines military said on Monday it was close to retaking a southern city held for a seventh day by militants, as helicopters...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appealed to Muslim separatists and Maoist-led rebels to join his government's fight against IS-linked...

Sydney: Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby arrived in Australia on Sunday after completing a twelve-and-a-half-year sentence for smuggling marijuana to...