Asia

Sydney: Australia is working closely with the Afghan government to secure the safe return of an Australian aid worker believed to have been kidnapped,...

Shanghai: A fire in a basement at the Shanghai Hongqiao airport that broke out on Friday and killed two people has been put out, China Central Television...

Bangkok: A military court in Thailand on Friday jailed eight activists who posted comments critical of the ruling junta and a military-backed draft...

Seoul: North Korea's Supreme Court on Friday sentenced a Korean American man to 10 years of hard labour for subversion, North Korean media reported, in...

Kunduz(Afghanistan): Bullet-ridden bunkers and signposts shredded by rockets bear witness to dozens of Taliban attacks this month on police posts around...

Beijing: Turkey will not allow its soil to be used for activities that damage China's security, the two countries' foreign ministers agreed on...

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that large parts of the nation's capital will sink below sea level if a $40 billion...

Sydney: Papua New Guinea said on Wednesday it will close an Australian immigration centre on a northern island after its Supreme Court ruled it unlawful,...

Seoul: North Korea said on Wednesday its ruling Workers' Party would hold a congress from May 6, ending its silence on the date of the first such...

Manila: Philippine presidential hopeful Rodrigo Duterte had the chance to outline his economic policy agenda before scores of big businessmen on Wednesday,...