Asia

Beijing: It is too soon to downgrade the conservation status of China's giant pandas as they still face severe threats, a leading conservationist said,...

Vientiane: The Philippines said on Wednesday it was "gravely concerned" that Chinese boats were preparing to build structures at a disputed shoal...

Jakarta: Inspired by the Philippines "war on drugs", Indonesia's anti-narcotics chief plans to aggressively ramp up the country's fight...

Sydney: An Australian opposition senator quit the shadow cabinet on Wednesday after saying he had failed to declare that a Chinese company had made payments...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's promise that the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was "under control" in his successful pitch...

Dhaka: An 81-year-old prominent Bangladeshi-British editor was Tuesday released on bail on medical grounds, nearly five months after his arrest for...

Almaty: Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged his support to the man emerging as the likely next leader of Uzbekistan on Tuesday, during a visit that put...

Vientiane: The United States announced on Tuesday it would provide an additional $90 million over the next three years to help Laos, heavily bombed during...

Tokyo: In pictures and video released by the Imperial Household Agency, Japan's Prince Hisahito laughs along his sisters, Princess Kako and Princess...

Bangkok: A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children on Tuesday,...