Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who spearheaded China's entry into global trade and laid the foundation for its explosive growth, has died at the age of 97.He served in...

The exchange, which drew relatively little interest when the episode aired, has resurfaced after Tokyo's former ambassador to Canberra Shingo Yamagami labelled Albanese's comments a "sexist joke" and said...

India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) - which is not a political party - called off its five-week-long protest on 25 July after education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.The CJP had...

Typhoon Dolphin has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured at least five people after hitting Japan's Okinawa island on Saturday.Flights to and from Okinawa's main airport...

The new legislation will only allow government officials on duty to carry guns.Police Col Thadsakorn Konthong said that the gun and bullets used in the attack belonged to the...

One 18-year-old student told Reuters he initially thought firecrackers were going off."I didn't think it was a gun at first," he said. "There were many shots: bang bang bang....

Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing has arrived on an official visit to Thailand, his first since he launched the coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government...

Pakistan's government said the guidelines, issued on Sunday, are not to restrict media but to "provide an administrative mechanism" to verify media, facilitate access and co-ordinate reporting requirements.The new...

CCTV footage released on Monday showed the moment a pilot was caught at Jakarta airport trying to smuggle 70,000 ecstasy pills in his suitcase.A group of officers at the...

Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet a delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the first confirmed outside contact with her...

The 43-year-old was born in a small village in Nepal's mountainous Myagdi district, located around 1,600m above sea level. He came from a family of Gurkhas, a world-famous group...

Renowned mountaineer and former British Army soldier Nirmal Purja is among those killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said.Elite Expeditions shared the news...