Asia

Hanoi: A court in Vietnam sentenced a land rights activist to 20 months in jail on Tuesday for causing public disorder, her lawyer said, jailing her for a...

Bangkok: Wildlife officials fanned out in Bangkok's famed Lumpini Park on Tuesday to trap and round up large lizards living there that imperil the fish...

Manila: A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane was temporarily isolated after landing at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Tuesday following a...

Manila: Philippine senators on Monday ousted a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte from the leadership of a panel investigating an explosion of...

Phnom Penh: Four women land rights activists were sentenced to six months in prison by a court in Cambodia on Monday for insulting and obstructing public...

Bangkok: An overcrowded tourist boat carrying pilgrims was being piloted recklessly before it capsized, killing at least 15 Thai people, officials said on...

Beijing: China on Monday accused Japan of trying to "confuse" the situation in the South China Sea, after its neighbour said it would step up...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he needed six more months for his war on drugs, saying he only realised how bad the...

Bangkok: At least 12 people have died and dozens are missing in Thailand after a boat carrying 150 Thais capsized in the ancient tourist city of Ayutthaya,...

Manila: Three Indonesian fishermen held by IS-linked rebels in the Philippines have been released, the Philippine military said on Sunday, just hours after...