Asia

Sydney: Australian scientists managing the Great Barrier Reef have lifted their emergency response to the highest level following the publication of video...

Astana: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party won 82 per cent of the vote in Sunday's snap parliamentary election criticised by...

Jakarta: Indonesia "feels sabotaged" in its efforts to maintain peace in the disputed South China Sea and may bring its latest maritime...

Manila: In February 2013, the Philippines was up against a deadline to amend its Anti-Money Laundering Act and get itself off the 'grey list' of a...

Jakarta: Indonesia will summon the Chinese ambassador in Jakarta over an incident involving a Chinese fishing vessel in the Natuna Sea, a minister said on...

Shuangyashan(China): Anticipating millions of layoffs from bloated state-owned coal and steel companies, Chinese authorities are shunting redundant workers...

Almaty/Astana: Kazakhstan's ruling party is almost certain to retain control over the lower house of parliament in a snap election on Sunday, but the...

Sydney: Cities on Australia's east coast were among the first in the world to turn lights out on Saturday for the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global...

Manila: Philippine security forces wounded a leader of an Al Qaeda-linked militant group wanted by the United States in a clash on Friday but he escaped, an...

Seoul: North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile which flew about 800km (500 miles) before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korea's...