Asia

Jalalabad: When Afghan troops pushed into Kot, a district close to the border with Pakistan, this week, they found many of the houses empty, with posters...

Melbourne: Hundreds of people rallied in major cities across Australia on Saturday criticising the government's response to video showing aboriginal...

Peshawar: A delegation from the Taliban visited China earlier this month to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, where the insurgent movement is fighting...

Beijing: Chinese relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing two years ago on a flight to Beijing, made an emotional plea...

Washington: The Afghan government lost control or influence of nearly 5 per cent of its territory between January and May, the U.S government's top...

Sydney: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday withdrew his candidacy to be the next U.N. Secretary-General after current Prime Minister...

Tokyo: The United States military said on Friday it was preparing for the biggest land return in Okinawa since 1972, as it faces a surge in opposition to...

Sagamihara (Japan): Japanese police on Wednesday raided the house of a 26-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death 19 people and wounding dozens at a...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak will get sweeping security powers on Monday amid planned protests calling for his resignation over...

Bangkok: A constitution that Thailand will decide on in a referendum next month is not aimed at perpetuating military rule, an official who helped write it...