Asia

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,...

Taipei: Taiwan President-elect Tsai Ing-wen said she will maintain the status quo in the island's relationship with China, but that her policy will be...

Bangkok:Thailand's election commission on Wednesday filed charges against a group for posting "foul and strong" comments online criticising a...

Manila: Philippine President Benigno Aquino, reacting publicly for the first time to the beheading of a Canadian hostage by Abu Sayyaf group, vowed on...

Iwakuni(Japan): The US military's MV-22 Osprey aircraft has been a lightning rod for opposition to US bases in Japan since 24 of them were deployed on...

Manila: When the deadline for his ransom passed this week, Canadian John Ridsdel was beheaded by his captors, the Abu Sayyaf, whose network in the...