Asia

Singapore: A Zika outbreak in Singapore could have a small impact on the almost $300 billion economy, the central bank chief said on Tuesday, as the...

Kabul: Afghan security forces ended an 11-hour standoff in central Kabul on Tuesday, shooting dead the last of a group of attackers who struck hours after a...

Sittwe (Myanmar): Hundreds in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against an advisory commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan to find solutions to the conflict...

Vientiane: New Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte sought to defuse a row with the United States on Tuesday, voicing regret for comments on President...

Kabul: Afghan security forces sealed off the centre of Kabul on Tuesday as they battled gunmen who barricaded themselves inside the offices of an...

Seoul: The United Nations Security Council will discuss the latest missile launches by North Korea in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning at the...

HANGZHOU (China)/DAVAO CITY (Philippines): US President Barack Obama said on Monday he was considering whether or not to meet his Filipino counterpart,...

KABUL: A Taliban suicide attack near the defence ministry in Kabul killed at least 24 people on Monday, including a number of senior security officials, and...

Dhaka: At least four women terrorists of the outlawed militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) were arrested on Monday in Bangladesh, weeks after similar...

Jakarta: Dozens of Indonesian men, suspected of being hired by an oil palm plantation company, threatened to kill environmental investigators checking on...