Asia

Taipei: Tens of thousands of homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Meranti hit the island, a storm seen as the strongest in the world...

Seol: Two U.S. B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test last week,...

Seol: North Korea said on Sunday a push for further sanctions following its fifth and biggest nuclear test was "laughable", and vowed to continue...

Dhaka: The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk...

Dhaka: At least 15 people were killed and 70 others sustained burn injuries on Saturday in a massive fire triggered by a boiler explosion at a packaging...

SEOUL: North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, setting off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and said it...

Vientiane: Asian leaders played down tensions over the South China Sea in a carefully worded summit statement on Thursday, but even before it was issued...

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...