Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos has lost a long fight to reclaim jewels confiscated when her dictator husband was ousted, with

The UN Security Council unanimously condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation.

Malaysian police believes the victim, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi subcontractor, had been decapitated and then flung off the 11th floor of the apartment building near Jeram that was under construction.

Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.

The embattled ruling party of South Korea's impeached President Park Geun-Hye has picked a new name -- Liberal

A Buddhist monk in Myanmar is caught hiding more than four million methamphetamine pills in his monastery, police say, following a record haul of stimulant seizures last year.

Thailand's national security chief said yesterday that a group of Laos-based Thais wanted for spreading anti-monarchy messages had

Myanmar's four-month military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, the UN says in a report detailing horrific abuses allegedly committed against civilians in Rakhine state.

At least 92,000 people have been displaced since the last October attacks on police posts in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, a UN spokesman says.

More than 100 refugees, including a teenager who had been on the verge of reuniting with his mother, have been left in limbo in

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday he had ordered all police to stop prosecuting his deadly war on drugs as he sought to

A lot of Muslims are working at temples and help the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Sumira recalled her anxiety when she was hired to work as a domestic helper at the Amurva Bhumi Temple in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, six years ago.

The Philippines police will disband anti-drugs units following the killing of a South Korean businessmen by rogue officers, but the country's president vows to forge ahead with his war on drugs until the last day of his term.

Nepalese trail runner Mira Rai, also a brand promoter of ekantipur.com, is named the People’s Choice Adventurer of the Year by the National Geographic Channel selecting her over nine other nominees.

Eight Asian airports are among the World's busiest passenger airports. Beijing Capital International Airport remains the busiest airport in the region, according to the recently released data by Airports Council International (ACI).

GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, sends the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument, according to a report published in the website of NASA.

Yanghee Lee, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Myanmar, yesterday warned the people she met during her official visit about possible reprisals.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday the US Central Intelligence Agency secretly orchestrated a botched raid targeting an

The visa approval period for foreign students in Malaysia has been shortened from 30 days to 14 days. The decision comes at a high-level meeting on the intake of foreign students, says Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Myanmar's government lashed out at Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday, accusing him of using the Rohingya crisis