Asia

Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament on Wednesday elected Prachanda as the Himalayan nation's new prime minister, a week after KP Oli stepped down to avoid...

Manila: Philippine police commandos killed six bodyguards on Wednesday who worked for a town mayor who had turned himself in over links to the illegal drug...

Bangkok: Thai authorities will deploy about 200,000 police for a referendum on a contentious new constitution on Sunday but violence is seen as unlikely,...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a conservative ally as defence minister on Wednesday, in a cabinet reshuffle that left most key posts...

Seoul: North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of...

Tokyo: Japan's annual defence review on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over what it sees as China's coercion, as a more assertive...

Purbalingga (Indonesia): Rizki Mulyadi sits half-submerged in a steaming herbal bath, hands folded in his lap and head down. Mulyadi hopes the concoction he...

Guangzhou (China): Every week, scientists in southern China release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a 3km (two-mile) long island in a bid to wipe...

Sydney: The head of an Australian inquiry into the abuse of children in detention resigned on Monday, four days after being appointed to investigate prison...

Beijing: The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou closed offices, factories and schools on Monday as it braces for Typhoon Nida, forecast to make landfall on...