Asia

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...

Vladivostok( Russia): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday spoke of their joint resolve to settle once and...

Bangkok: One railway worker was killed and three people were wounded when a bomb exploded on a train in Thailand's southern town of Pattani on Saturday,...

Almaty: Islam Karimov, president of Uzbekistan for the past quarter of a century, was buried in his home city of Samarkand on Saturday, leaving behind a...