A mass cow theft is being investigated in New Zealand after reports that 500 cattle have been stolen from a farm in Canterbury. It is...
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov has been hospitalized, a government statement says, amid rumors that he is seriously ill. Islam Karimov, 78, was undergoing a full...
According to South Korean and US officials, North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast. The KN-11 missile was...
Indian doctors in the northern city of Amritsar say they have surgically removed 40 knives from a man's stomach. The 42-year-old man had swallowed the...
World's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge has opened to visitors in Zhangjiajie, central China. The glass bridge connects two mountain cliffs in what are known...
The world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge will open to visitors in central China this weekend. The bridge connects two mountain cliffs in what are...
China’s Civil Aviation Administration has decided to limit the operations of North Korean airline Air Koryo, after a Beijing-bound flight made an emergency landing...
Top North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho, who disappeared from the country's embassy in the UK, has defected to South Korea, officials in Seoul have...
Residents of Chinese city of Nanning, in the Guangxi autonomous region, are covering their cars with things like bamboo mats in order to prevent...
A group of 13 North Korean restaurant workers who defected from China to South Korea earlier this year have been released. According to South Korean...
In a rare TV address to Japan, Emperor Akihito has strongly indicated he wants to step down, saying he fears his age will make...
Thailand begins voting in a referendum on a new constitution, written by a military-appointed committee. The military government threw out the old constitution when it...
A North Korean defector has entered the South Korean consulate in Hong Kong seeking asylum, the South China Morning Post reports. The publication reported that...
Qandeel Baloch, best known as Pakistani social media celebrity, has been killed by her brother in an apparent “honor killing” in the province of...
At least 20 people have been freed after Bangladeshi troops cleared Holey Artisan Bakery cafe in the capital Dhaka where suspected Islamist gunmen took...
Australia is holding federal elections, where the conservative coalition government is widely expected to win. PM Malcolm Turnball and opposition leader Bill Shorten delivered their...
A number of hostages have been taken by gunmen that stormed a popular cafe in the diplomatic area of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, officials...
Rodrigo Duterte has been sworn in as the new president of the Philippines, after winning election in May. The 71-year-old overthrew the political establishment at...
The antagonism that exists between South Korea and Japan has a historical background. Contemporary hostility is traced back to 1910 when Japan ruled Korea...
Eight Chinese bank employees have been publicly spanked for poor performance during a training session, a leaked video has shown. The video, first posted by...
South Korea is holding a rare hearing into the detention of 12 North Koreans who defected to the South. A group of human rights lawyers...
A tweet from Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has become viral after she had to gently tell a user that she is not...
Malaysia has banned the first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, for breaching regulations. The country’s Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) said it was revoking Rayani Air's...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, celebrates 70 years since ascending to the throne. The celebrations began with a religious ceremony...
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has undergone heart surgery, the Thai Royal Household Bureau announced. The 88-year-old king, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has had a...