The Senate of the Philippines was placed under lockdown on Wednesday after gunshots were heard outside the building in Manila, where Senator Ronald Dela Rosa had...
The House of Representatives of the Philippines has voted to impeach Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte for a second time, escalating a deepening political conflict that could...
An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern China has killed 26 people and injured 61 others, according to state media, in one of the deadliest...
A court in South Korea has sentenced American livestreamer Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ismael Ramsey Khalid, to six months in prison for public nuisance...
Around 250 migrants, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, are missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea last week, according to a joint statement by the...
A court in Taiwan has sentenced former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je to 17 years in prison after finding him guilty of corruption and misuse of political...
India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill amending transgender rights legislation, triggering protests from opposition parties and LGBTQ advocates who say it undermines the right to...
Ferdinand Marcos has pledged to secure a steady “flow of oil” for the Philippines after declaring a state of national energy emergency in response to escalating...
A Chinese national and his Kenyan associate have been charged with wildlife trafficking offences after authorities intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 2,000 live queen...
Ten patients have died after a fire broke out in the trauma centre intensive care unit of a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of...