Asia

Seoul/Washington: North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea early on Sunday, the first such test since US President Donald Trump was elected, and...

Seoul: South Korea's special prosecutor said it would again summon Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on Monday to question him on suspicion of bribery, as...

Phnom Penh: Sam Rainsy resigned from the presidency of Cambodia's leading opposition party on Saturday, shortly after Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened...

Jakarta: Thousands of Indonesians gathered on Saturday at a mosque in central Jakarta, where religious leaders urged them to support a Muslim candidate...

Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan): A suicide bomber killed seven people and wounded 20 others outside a bank in the capital city of Afghanistan's Helmand...

Manila: The Philippine police have sacked nearly 100 policemen since the start of the year because they were found to be drug users, a top official said on...

Seoul: China has expelled 32 South Korean Christian missionaries, a Korean government official said on Saturday, amid diplomatic tension between the two...

Manila: Four people died and more than 100 were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines late Friday,...

Beijing: Combining public bluster with behind-the-scenes diplomacy, China wrested a concession from the United States as the two presidents spoke for the...

Hong Kong: Missing China-born billionaire Xiao Jianhua was whisked in a wheelchair from a luxury Hong Kong hotel in the early hours of January 27 with his...