Asia

Jakarta: Police in Indonesia have arrested a suspected militant and seized a large quantity of bomb making material that he planned to use in attacks on...

Beijing: The death toll from an under construction platform collapse at a power plant in east China's Jiangxi province rose to 74, state-media reported...

Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh): More Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week, with some feared drowned after a boat sank...

Manila: The Philippines' police chief broke down before a Senate inquiry on Wednesday and vowed to stand by President Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly war...

Seoul: South Korea raised the country's bird flu alert status on Wednesday to its second-highest level following three more outbreaks of the highly...

Seoul: South Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Group on Wednesday, a prosecution official said, after media reports of alleged links with a...

Washington: Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter...

HONG KONG: Walt Disney will expand its loss-making Hong Kong Disneyland theme park with a $1.4 billion investment to try to attract more visitors, the U.S....

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday he was determined to "prevent the growth of radicalism", apparently responding to...

Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, whose leadership has been questioned after political setbacks, on Tuesday won a much-needed victory in...