A 15-year-old girl who was raped by her older brother has been jailed for six months for having an abortion, an Indonesian official said yesterday.

An international organisation that advocates for the rights of journalists raises questions about conditions that media face in Pakistan ahead of parliamentary elections.

For the first time in Pakistani history, election candidates can decide their gender and thanks to a law passed by Parliament in May, a man identifying himself as a woman does not have to appear as a male in the elections.

A titanic 46 million people below the age of 35 are registered to vote in Pakistan nationwide elections on July 25 -- many of them savvy social media users who are posting videos calling out the powerful.

Though allowed by the Islamabad chief commissioner, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam are not likely to be transferred to the Sihala Rest House as it lacks proper security arrangements needed for the high-profile prisoners.

Hackers have stolen the health records of 1.5 million Singaporeans including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, authorities said yesterday, with the leader specifically targeted in the city-state's biggest ever data breach.

A South Korean court yesterday sentenced former president Park Geun-hye to eight more years in prison after finding her guilty on charges of causing loss of government funds and interfering in a 2016 parliamentary election.

Much has changed in the last five years in the coastal metropolis of Karachi consisting 20 million people, and the transformation is playing out in the run-up to Pakistan's general election next week.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) is named as the ‘World’s Best Airline’ this year in Skytrax’s World Airline Awards.

Thailand's rescued cave boys wake up in their own homes for the first time in more than three weeks, with many rising at dawn to take part in a religious ceremony.

Australian researchers said yesterday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first"

Twelve Thai boys and their football coach who were rescued by divers after being trapped in a flooded cave for over two weeks speak publicly of their incredible ordeal.

The national team wasn’t there but that didn’t stop Chinese companies orchestrating an advertising bonanza of unprecedented proportions at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup.

The 12 Thai boys and soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded cave will be discharged from hospital and hold a news conference the same day to satisfy huge media interest in their story, a government official say.

Five marines are killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashes at a marine base in the country's southeast, the defence ministry says.

An intense heatwave kills at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reports, and high temperatures hamper the recovery in flood-hit areas where more than 200 people died last week.

France winning the World Cup trophy in Russia, Chinese kitchen and bathroom appliance maker Vatti Corp is now in the spotlight -- it is time for the company to deliver on a bold promise.

The stunning rescue operation of 12 young footballers and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand is turned into a documentary by the Discovery channel.

Twelve young footballers and their coach rescued from a Thai cave will be released from hospital, health officials say, offering psychological support and urging the group to avoid media interviews despite huge interest in their against-the-odds survival story.

An Air China jet made a rapid emergency descent after a co-pilot mistakenly turned off air-conditioning systems in a bid to conceal his e-cigarette smoke, Chinese media quoted the country's civil aviation authority as saying yesterday.