Asia

Jakarta: Indonesia's western province of Riau has declared a state of emergency over forest and land fires blazing on the island of Sumatra, a...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian police foiled a plot by the IS militant group to kidnap Prime Minister Najib Razak and other senior ministers last year, the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a top Jamaat leader for war crimes during the country's independence war...

Manila: The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a senator who spent much of her life in the United States is eligible to run for president,...

Kuala Lumpur: Two years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, answers remain elusive with international investigators yet to arrive at a...

Seoul/Shanghai: China has barred a North Korean freighter from one of its ports and South Korea announced a crackdown on individuals and companies linked to...

Sydney: Pushed out of the limelight by cuddly koalas and kangaroos, Australia's less glamorous native bats and rodents have failed to catch the eyes of...

Beijing: China's carbon emissions, by far the world's highest, may have peaked in 2014, according to a study published on Monday, potentially...

Manila: Former world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said on Monday TV coverage of his WBO welterweight bout with American Timothy Bradley would not violate...

Manila: The Philippines has approved a new set of rules on genetically modified organisms after a top court demanded an overhaul of previous regulations,...