The Star's editor-in-chief Leanne Goh of Malaysia has been appointed the Asia News Network chairperson for the period 2017/2018. The appointment was made by the Executive Board of ANN, an alliance of 22 media from 21 countries over the weekend.

The head of US and international forces in Afghanistan says he is "not refuting" reports that Russia is providing support, including weapons, to the Taliban.

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Projects along China's New Silk Road must be open to Europeans, the EU's top diplomat said yesterday, as China's prepares its first

Canberra yesterday unveiled plans to put "Australian values" at the heart of tougher requirements to gain citizenship, days after

North Korean state media warned the United States of a "super-mighty preemptive strike" after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear programme.

India said yesterday it will ban ministers and senior officials from using red beacons on their cars to cut through traffic,

Anyone dealing with India's overburdened legal system knows that the wheels of justice move slowly.

China has issued standardised spellings of the names of six places in a region disputed with India, in what China's

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A looming Supreme Court decision that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations had

Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.

Only one leader of a big Western country is attending China's most important diplomatic event of the year, a summit next month on

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was yesterday charged with bribery involving millions of dollars over the massive

The restoration reveals that the boots which went viral as mummy wearing "Adidas boots" were felt lined, over-the-knee fashion boots with metal ornament, and more than three patterns.

China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises yesterday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing

North Korea's weapons of war roll through Pyongyang streets and it promises "nuclear justice" in response to any atomic attack as leader Kim Jong-Un mounts a spectacular show of strength.

Dhaka has been ranked second among the top cities of the world having largest active Facebook users.Bangkok is the number one city ahead of Dhaka and in the country category, the United States leads all having over 21 crore active users of Facebook, says a recent report conducted jointly by social media research organisations -- We Are Social and Hootsuite.

Military force cannot resolve tension over North Korea, China said yesterday, while an influential Chinese newspaper urged the North