An Afghan policeman is linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province of Helmand, officials say, in the latest so-called "insider attack".

At least 160 people have died in around three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's northern state of Shan, a senior army official says, threatening peace talks set for next month.

The rise of the millennials -- people aged18 to 34 -- as an influential consumer group in China is altering the traditional notion that diamonds are a symbol of love, worn the most during engagements, weddings, anniversaries and other such occasions.

Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded the German hostage they were holding for ransom, the government

It is in Kuala Lumpur's "Little India" neighbourhood, behind an unmarked door on the second floor of a rundown

The base for a group of people involved in a Chinese version of a bank transfer scam has been found in Japan. The National Police Agency informs the Chinese Public Security Ministry of the discovery during a regular consultation meeting, according to sources.

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and British fighter Amir Khan confirmed separately on Sunday that they would face each other on April 23 after weeks of conflicting reports.

At least 10 people were killed in a huge fire at a hotel in eastern China, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The blaze broke

As many as seven passengers aboard the Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-743 (Karachi-Madina) on January 20 were forced to stand throughout the over three-hour flight after the airline boarded excess passengers in a serious breach of air safety regulations.

Sri Lanka yesterday arrested 18 people suspected of trying to leave the country illegally for New Zealand, a navy spokesman said. A joint

The former managing director of a little-known Indian company that claimed to be selling the world's cheapest smartphone has been

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo is comfortably the most influential soccer player online in China, while Manchester United are the most dominant club, according to a report.

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has suggested he is ready to take on the duties of emperor from his father as the country prepares for

Chinese authorities have blocked a prolific feminist social media account for allegedly breaking the law with posts critical of US President

NBA Hall of Famer Yao Ming called for "urgent" reform and said he was facing a multitude of problems as he was elected president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on Thursday.

Detectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother want to question a North Korean diplomat, Malaysia's top policeman said yesterday.

A light aircraft smashed into shops and exploded into a "massive fireball" killing all five on board, including four American passengers

An avalanche killed at least seven labourers in northern Pakistan yesterday, with up to four more trapped beneath the

China will suspend all imports of coal from North Korea for the rest of the year, Beijing said yesterday, depriving Pyongyang of a

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, will visit various locations in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district where people fleeing Myanmar are residing temporarily in makeshift shelters.