Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong has been cleared by South Korea's top court of fraud charges, concluding a years-long legal battle over his role in a 2015 merger deal.Lee, the...

Police in India have arrested a man in connection with the death of Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, in a hit-and-run case.According to the police, the accused,...

China's economy has beaten expectations even as US President Donald Trump's tariffs and a prolonged crisis in the property market weigh on growth.Official figures show the world's second largest...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the fuel control switches in Boeing aeroplanes are safe, following their reported involvement in a fatal Air India crash that killed...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered Moscow his "unconditional support" on the war in Ukraine, according to Pyongyang state media reports.In talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Air India plane descending moments before crashInvestigators have uncovered a chilling discovery in the preliminary investigation into the Air India Flight 171 crash which killed 260 people in June.Just...

In a sweltering city in Afghanistan, taxis have been spotted with scrubby barrels and exhaust tubes mounted to their roofs.These are the hand-made air coolers that taxi drivers have...

A North Korean defector is set to file civil and criminal charges against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and four other Pyongyang officials for abuses she faced while...

Tessa WongBBC News, Asia Digital ReporterGetty ImagesThe 2023 exercise saw assault amphibious vehicles defending a beach from a fictitious Chinese attackTaiwan's annual military exercise, Han Kuang, begins on Wednesday...

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has begun erupting again - at one point shooting an ash cloud 18km (11mi) into the sky - as residents flee their homes once more.There...

Suranjana TewariAsia Business CorrespondentGetty ImagesTrump's tariffs spell turmoil for firms, like chipmaker GlobalFoundries, that rely on Asian supply chainsTan Yew Kong, who works at one of the world's largest...

Australian actor Julian McMahon, famed for roles in popular series like Nip/Tuck and Charmed, has died aged 56.His wife said the actor passed away in Clearwater, Florida, on Wednesday....