Asia

Sydney: Australia said on Sunday a baby girl facing repatriation to an offshore immigration detention camp would go to an onshore facility instead, easing...

Tokyo: Japan's nuclear power-reliant utility Kansai Electric Power said on Saturday it had found a pool of contaminated water at a nuclear reactor...

Sydney: Downed power lines and flooding are hampering relief efforts in Fiji after one of the most powerful storms recorded in the southern hemisphere tore...

Suva: Fiji declared a nationwide curfew on Saturday, as airlines suspended flights and the prime minister warned people to seek refuge from a cyclone that...

Sydney: Australia is in talks with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, among six nations, to resettle asylum seekers detained in Papua New Guinea and...

Lashkar Gah(Afghanistan): Afghan forces have pulled out of bases in Musa Qala, a strategic district of the southern province of Helmand, after months of...

Bangkok: Thailand is pursuing closer ties - and possible arms deals - with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United...

Bangkok: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that Bangkok's main Suvarnabhumi Airport is a safety risk, with...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Friday said it would freeze recruitment of all foreign workers and review employment policies, following protests over its plans...

Hanoi/Sydney: Vietnam protested to China on Friday at a "serious violation" of its sovereignty over Beijing's apparent deployment of an...