Asia

Seoul: Typhoon Chaba battered southern parts of South Korea with violent wind and heavy rain on Wednesday, killing at least three people and flooding the...

Hong Kong/Bangkok: Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organise pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city...

Singapore: A diver has died after being stung in the chest by a stingray at a Singapore aquarium, the aquarium's owner said on Wednesday. Philip Chan,...

Manila: Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told US President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and said the United States had refused to sell...

Seoul: A pair of aspiring paparazzi staked out two weddings in Seoul's high-end Gangnam district recently, but they weren't looking for celebrities....

Bangkok: Pro-establishment lawmakers in Thailand said they plan to ensure junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha stays on as prime minister by fielding a proxy...

Jakarta: Indonesia's air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of...

Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, barely a week after the new president in Manila said they...

Singapore: Philippine markets have been heavily sold down since July, primarily for economic reasons, not the festering row between new President Rodrigo...

Kabul: Afghan forces regained control of most of the northern city of Kunduz city on Tuesday amid sporadic fighting, officials said, a day after Taliban...