Asia

Dhaka: With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn...

Sydney: Early counting in Australia's national election showed a sizeable swing to the opposition Labor Party, bolstering fears a close vote will deny...

Dhaka: Extremist militants killed 20 people, including at least nine Italians and seven Japanese, inside an upmarket restaurant in Bangladesh's capital,...

Kabul: The new leader of the Taliban called for an end to foreign forces' "occupation" of Afghanistan as a preliminary step to a settlement...

HONG KONG: Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched in protest on the 19th anniversary of the financial hub's return to Chinese rule on Friday...

Manila: Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines' 16th president on Thursday, and minutes later he told the nation that he would wage a...

Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on Wednesday to use all available policy tools to keep the wheels of the economy turning as financial...

Jakarta: Indonesia's president on Wednesday ordered an expansion of offshore oil exploration and commercial fishing in the waters near the Natuna...

Istanbul: Turkish Airlines suspended its flights until 8 am (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, the company said in a statement, after suspected IS bombers killed 36...

Geneva: Sri Lanka must rein in its military forces, prosecute war crimes committed during the long civil war with Tamil rebels and win the confidence of the...