Huge flooding caused by heavy rain in Malaysia has forced more than 122,000 people out of their homes across the country. Three people have also died, according to disaster...

A New Zealand naval ship which crashed into a coral reef before it caught fire and sank had been left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found.Crew members of...

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws.The ban - which will not take effect for at least 12...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has requested an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity committed against...

Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven other members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.The tourists -...

Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office.Hundreds of residents have...

A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight, local media report.The 26-year-old began binge eating before...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on course to win a landslide majority in India's richest state of Maharashtra, trends show.The BJP and its allies are...

FacebookA second Australian teenager has died of suspected methanol poisoning, bringing to six the number of foreign tourists who have died after apparently drinking tainted alcohol in Laos.The family...

Getty ImagesMr Adani's business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energyIndian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of...

Getty ImagesJimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong's most influential pro-democracy...

Getty ImagesThe nine-day hīkoi, or peaceful protest, had made its way through the countryMore than 40,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a proposed bill seeking to...