Asia

Almaty: Uzbek President Islam Karimov, authoritarian leader of his Central Asian state for more than 25 years, died on Friday, the government and parliament...

Tokyo: Japan is hoping the lure of deeper economic ties with Russia will strengthen strategic relations in the face of a rising China, but sceptics question...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia confirmed on Thursday its first case of Zika after a woman tested positive for the virus following a three-day visit to neighbouring...

Singapore: A pregnant woman was among those diagnosed with Zika infections in Singapore, as the number of confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne virus in the...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi launched a major push to end decades of fighting between the military and myriad rebel groups with an appeal on...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was ready to discuss any issues with Barack Obama when they meet in Laos next week, but...

Phnom Penh: The family of murdered Cambodian government critic Kem Ley have fled abroad fearing for their safety, friends of the family said on...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police said on Wednesday they had arrested three local supporters of the IS militant group who had allegedly been planning several...

Almaty: Uzbek President Islam Karimov's daughter said on Wednesday that her father, who has run the Central Asian state with authoritarian style for 27...

Tokyo: Nine people were killed when floods inundated an old people's home in Japan, police said on Wednesday, taking the death toll from a typhoon...