Asia

Sydney: Thousands of Australians abandoned their homes as a powerful cyclone bore down on coastal towns in Queensland on Monday, while others ignored...

London: Technology companies must cooperate more with law enforcement agencies and should stop offering a "secret place for terrorists to...

Tokyo: A Vietnamese man held in a Japanese immigration detention centre died on Saturday, six people told Reuters, drawing fresh attention to conditions in...

Bangkok: Some 250 couples in wedding dresses and suits raced through a Bangkok park on Saturday in the annual "Running of the Brides" to compete...

Hong Kong: A Beijing-backed civil servant, Carrie Lam, was chosen to be Hong Kong's next leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing is meddling and...

Dhaka: Elite commandos on Sunday battled to neutralise militants holed up in a building rocked by fresh explosions, hours after six people were killed and...

Sydney: The lights were switched off around the world at 8:30pm on Saturday evening, to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, and to draw attention to climate...

Boao (China): The world's major nations are responsible for maintaining global peace, and all countries should remain committed to a road of stable and...

Hong Kong: A small electoral college chooses a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations of meddling by Beijing, denying the Chinese-ruled financial...