Asia

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...

Bangkok: The mother of a leading activist against the military junta in Thailand was charged on Monday with insulting the country's monarchy in a...

Kabul: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack on a military and logistics services compound, mainly used by foreigners, in Kabul early...

Beijing: China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling...

Tokyo: Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the...