Rakhine, Myanmar's poorest state, has become a crucible of religious hatred focused on the Rohingya, who are reviled and perceived as illegal immigrants in the Buddhist-majority country.

North Korea's latest nuclear test is "extremely regrettable" and violates the international community's repeated demands, the head of the UN atomic watchdog says.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Myanmar of "genocide" against the Rohingya Muslim minority, who have fled in the tens of thousands across the border into Bangladesh to escape ethnic violence.

The World Food Programme has suspended food aid in Myanmar's violence-scorched Rakhine State, as the humanitarian situation deteriorates with a surging death toll and tens of thousands -- both Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Buddhists -- on the move.

An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a “smart vest” that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok’s streets and alleyways.

The United States and South Korea agree to strengthen Seoul's defenses and Washington gives a nod to billions in arms sales to the country.

A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, affecting not just the Rakhine and Muslim populations but also other communities.

Two landslides in rural areas of China have killed 30 people with at least another 12 missing, according to state media reports yesterday.

China yesterday sought to cast its strained ties with India in a positive light ahead of a likely meeting next week between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their most serious military confrontation in decades.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un has promised more missile flights over Japan, insisting his nuclear-armed nation's provocative launch was a mere "curtain-raiser", in the face of UN condemnation and US warnings of severe repercussions.

Fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra discarded her mobile phones and stopped travelling in her usual vehicles

China said yesterday that its troops would continue to patrol a disputed Himalayan border area after resolving a

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has fathered another child, reports say, after his wife dropped out of the public eye for several months.

Nuclear-armed North Korea fires a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean in a major escalation by Pyongyang amid tensions over its weapons ambitions.

The secret to longevity lies in healing the body, says a Singaporean doctor.

Thailand's junta has come under fire from conservative allies following ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's

A powerful storm lashed Hong Kong and Macau yesterday, just days after a punishing typhoon swept through the

A Pakistani court Saturday acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari in a major corruption case that dogged him for

Supporters of an Indian guru ended a tense standoff with soldiers yesterday after the "godman" was convicted of

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles yesterday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President