Asia

Yangon: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former UN chief Kofi Annan on Monday oversaw the first meeting of a panel tasked with bringing peace to a region...

Manila: The Philippines will suspend more of the country's mines for violating environmental regulations after already halting operations at 10 sites,...

Manila: The body of 22-year-old pedicab driver Eric Sison lies in a coffin in a Manila slum with a chick pacing across his casket, placed there in keeping...

Hong Kong: Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's legislative election which saw a record turnout in the Chinese-controlled city...

Seoul: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, said South Korea, as the leaders of the Group of 20 major...

Vientiane: The Philippines expressed "grave concern" on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China's ambassador over what it said was an...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious ever, with a push for...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further...

DHAKA: Bangladesh hanged a top extremist party figure on Saturday for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law...

Hangzhou (China): China and the United States ratified the Paris agreement to cut climate-warming emissions on Saturday, marking a major step toward the...