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Manila: The Philippines' Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into four judges who President Rodrigo Duterte linked to the drug trade, a day...

Jakarta: The Philippines has posted a record number of new HIV infections, prompting campaigners to call on authorities to step up efforts to battle the...

Hong Kong: Former Philippines President Fidel Ramos on Tuesday named the head of a Chinese government think-tank among the experts and officials he hoped to...

Kabul: Afghan authorities are searching for an Australian and an American who were kidnapped by gunmen in the capital, Kabul, officials said on Monday. The...

Manila: A Philippine lawmaker is seeking to permanently ban US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump from visiting the Southeast Asian nation after...

Manila: Dozens of Philippine government and police officials turned themselves in on Monday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte linked them to the drugs...

Tokyo: Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, in a rare video address to the public on Monday, said he worried that age may make it difficult for him to fully carry...

Bangkok: A democratically elected government will take power in Thailand at the earliest by December 2017, a senior Thai official said on Monday, after the...

Tokyo: Japan said on Monday it would respond firmly after Chinese government vessels had intruded into what Tokyo considers its territorial waters near...

Jakarta: Indonesian authorities said on Monday several suspected hardline radicals arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to attack neighbouring...