Asia

Marches have taken place across Australia in protest at a national holiday many see as offensive to indigenous people. Divisions…

A fire spread flames and smoke through a South Korean hospital Friday morning, killing at least 37 people, mainly from…

Japan’s capital has held its first evacuation drill in decades, as residents scrambled for cover in subway stations and underground…

The Philippines raised the alert level at its Mayon volcano on Monday after a loud explosion in the wake of…

Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been detained by Chinese authorities, hours after circulating a letter calling for constitutional reforms. Yu…

Pakistan’s top political parties have joined hands to topple the government, holding a major demonstration in Lahore city. But apart…

Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…

More than 12,000 people in the Philippines have evacuated areas near Mayon Volcano, as experts warn of a possible “hazardous…

A stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the first talks with the North in two years were a good start. He…