Asia

Colombo: More than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides triggered by more than three days of heavy rain in central Sri...

Beijing: China's Defence Ministry said recent military drills on its southeastern coast were annual exercises, after Chinese media had suggested they...

Bangkok: Thailand has ordered Uber Technologies and Grab to halt their motorcycle taxi-hailing services, a senior transport official said on Tuesday. The...

Ankara: Turkey's ruling AK Party has won initial support in parliament for a constitutional change that could see pro-Kurdish and other lawmakers...

Washington: The United States eased some sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday to support political reforms and economic growth in the country but retained other...

Sydney: Australian counter-terrorism police on Tuesday carried out raids across Melbourne connected with five men accused of planning to travel to Syria to...

Davao( Philippines): Groundwork is being laid for a resumption of peace talks between the Philippine government and Maoist rebels, an aide to incoming...

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a militant charged with the murder of a professor amid a surge in deadly attacks against liberal activists and other...

Hong Kong: A top ranked Chinese official began a rare visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday vowing to listen to residents' political concerns, seeking to...

Singapore/Manila: Singapore's central bank has asked banks to maintain a high level of security for their critical IT systems following recent cyber...