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...
India’s highest court has rejected a petition seeking mandatory menstrual leave for working women and female students, saying such a policy could unintentionally reduce women’s employment...
Millions of voters in Nepal have cast their ballots in the country’s first general election since violent youth-led protests toppled the government last September. The demonstrations,...
A Japanese appeals court has upheld an order to dissolve the controversial Unification Church, rejecting the group’s attempt to overturn a lower court ruling. The Tokyo...
A 24-year-old British national is among 19 people who lost their lives following a devastating bus accident in Nepal, authorities have confirmed. The tourist bus was...
South Korea has entered a new chapter in its democratic journey after former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment for orchestrating an insurrection...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has chosen his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his heir, according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), marking...
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnavirakul has declared victory in the country’s general election, as early results show his ruling conservative Bhumjaithai party emerging clearly ahead of...