Asia

Phnom Penh: Cambodia's parliament endorsed a new 26-member cabinet on Monday in a rare shuffle of an ageing leadership as Prime Minister Hun Sen...

Manila: About 8,000 US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises on Monday against a backdrop of tension over China's greater assertiveness in...

Sydney: Officials wound back an initial tsunami threat issued after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on...

Tokyo: Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a phenomenon previously associated...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Sunday denied reports that it had provided funds to finance the 2013 Hollywood...

Subic Bay( Philippines): A Japanese submarine made a port call in the Philippines, the first in 15 years, on Sunday in a show of growing military...

Sydney: Australia said that a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on a Mauritian island will be examined to see if it is part of...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's former prime minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia is expected to appear in court and seek bail after she was issued with...

Washington: The US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said...

Hanoi: Vietnam's parliament swore in Tran Dai Quang as president on Saturday, elevating the head of a controversial internal security agency to one of...