Japan's ancient monarchy was in tumult yesterday, with the imperial household insisting its ageing emperor had no

Continuing to hit back hard at Pakistan, India again asserted yesterday that its neighbour is fanning discontent in

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left from Dhaka this morning for Mongolia to attend the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit to be held at Ulaanbaatar on July 15-16.

Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of World War Two, intends to

South Korea yesterday announced the site where a US THAAD anti-missile defence unit will be deployed against North

India's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the government's imposition of direct rule in a remote northeastern state

Nepali opposition lawmakers yesterday filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli after

Japan's Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate in favour of his eldest son within a few years, Japanese media reported

A firebrand monk slammed Aung San Suu Kyi as a "dictator" yesterday, accusing Myanmar's civilian-led government of trying to destroy an ultra-nationalist Buddhist group blamed for a surge in sectarian violence across the country.

China yesterday warned rivals against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened an air defence zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid.

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may hold bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when he visits Mongolia for three days from Thursday to attend an Asia-Europe summit, Japanese government sources say.

North Korea said Monday that it had cut off its only official channel of diplomatic communications with the United States in

An international court yesterday delivered a damning verdict against China in a Philippine challenge over Beijing-occupied

Nepal was thrown into political crisis yesterday when the main Maoist party withdrew its support from the ruling coalition and called for the formation of a new government, threatening to topple Prime Minister KP Oli.

Satellite imagery indicates a high-level of activity at North Korea's nuclear test site to ensure the facility is always ready for use on any orders from Pyongyang, a US think-tank says.

Singapore court sentences four Bangladeshi workers to two to five years’ imprisonment for financing terrorism. They were detained in April under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claims victory in weekend elections, giving a boost to his long-cherished desire to water down the country's pacifist constitution.

There are fears of more violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, after a policeman drowns when an angry crowd pushed his car in a river.

North Korea threatens to take "physical action" after Washington and Seoul announced they would deploy a sophisticated US anti-missile defence system to counter the growing menace from Pyongyang.

Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with