Asia

Manila: President Benigno Aquino denied on Wednesday that IS-linked militants are operating in the southern Philippines, describing armed groups in the area...

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has miniaturised nuclear warheads to mount on ballistic missiles and ordered improvements in the...

Bogor/Jakarta: Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are...

Ternate/Palembang: Thousands of astronomy enthusiasts are flocking to Indonesia this week to catch a rare event - the country's first total solar...

Jakarta: Indonesia's western province of Riau has declared a state of emergency over forest and land fires blazing on the island of Sumatra, a...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police foiled a plot by the IS militant group to kidnap Prime Minister Najib Razak and other senior ministers last year, the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a top Jamaat leader for war crimes during the country's independence war...

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a senator who spent much of her life in the United States is eligible to run for president,...

Kuala Lumpur: Two years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, answers remain elusive with international investigators yet to arrive at a...

Seoul/Shanghai: China has barred a North Korean freighter from one of its ports and South Korea announced a crackdown on individuals and companies linked to...