Astronomers find a new application for Albert Einstein's century-old theory of relativity - using it to directly measure the size of a star beyond the sun.

Muslim scholars in Indonesia call on clerics to stay away from politics following the religious sentiment that may divide the country. Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) across the country are told to stay away from politics.

An Indian army major and five suspected militants were killed in a gunfight in a remote northeastern Indian state close to the border with

The Indonesian government is predicting that the recent severing of ties between several Arab countries and Qatar would deal a blow to the archipelago’s tourism industry, with 50,000 expected tourists not showing up because of the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defence

Britain's Prince Harry began a goodwill visit to Asia on a subdued note yesterday following a deadly terror attack in London. The fifth in

There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from Indonesia, the

China has 331,110 megawatts of installed electricity-generation capacity - nearly seven times higher hydropower installed capacity than India and more than the rest of Asian countries combined.

Security footage shows the man responsible for one of the Philippine capital’s deadliest attacks in years casually exiting a taxi just after midnight and walking calmly into a vast entertainment and gambling complex like any other visitor.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said that Islamic State militants were not behind the attack on a casino in the capital

Loud explosions rang out in the now mostly deserted city of Marawai yesterday as Philippine fighter jets launched fresh bombing runs

Gunfire was heard at a hotel and a casino resort in the Philippine capital early today, and the Islamic State group (IS) quickly claimed

A new NASA mission aims to brush by the sun, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation in order to reveal how stars are made, the US space agency says.

Philippine authorities yesterday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as attack helicopters

The Philippine city of Iligan was overflowing with evacuees and on lockdown yesterday over fears Islamist militants had sneaked out of

Philippine security forces yesterday intensified a bombing campaign on homes and other buildings in a southern city where they have been battling Islamist militants for five days, and warned there may be collateral damage.

Jupiter's atmosphere features colossal cyclones and rivers of ammonia welling up from deep inside the solar system's largest planet, researchers said on Thursday, publishing the first insights from a NASA spacecraft flying around the gas giant.

Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was yesterday investigating a suicide bombing near a Jakarta bus station that killed three policemen

Philippine security forces bombed residential areas in a southern city yesterday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding

Rescuers resume the search for seven people missing after a bus plunged into a river in mountainous northern India, killing at least 17 Hindu pilgrims.