Asia

Guangzhou (China): A Chinese court jailed three rights activists for up to five years on Friday, lawyers said, on charges including inciting subversion,...

Bangkok/Kuala Lumpur: Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could...

Beijing: The European Union on Friday delivered some of its strongest criticism yet of China's human rights record, calling the televised broadcasts of...

Hanoi: Vietnam's Communist Party re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as its leader on Wednesday, a party source and state media said, a widely expected outcome...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's anti-graft agency said on Wednesday it will seek a review of a decision by the attorney-general to clear Prime Minister Najib...

Beijing: US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Wednesday on the need for a significant new UN Security resolution...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Tuesday said the metal debris found washed up on a beach on Thailand's southern coast was not from Flight 370 that disappeared...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's attorney-general cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of any criminal offences or corruption on Tuesday, closing investigations...

Chaomidian(China): On the outskirts of Beijing, the disused factories of Chaomidian show the impact of China's drive to shut down thousands of small...

Kandahar(Afghanistan): A rogue policeman collaborating with insurgents in southern Afghanistan shot dead 10 colleagues on Tuesday after first poisoning...