In Sri Lanka, the preliminary death toll from Typhoon Ditwah stands at 56, with 44,000 people affected. Hundreds of ...

Banned in the 1979 after the Islamic Revolution, opium cultivation could be legalised again by Iran’s parliament. Supporters ...

Books and essays are among the tools traditionally used to oppose regimes. Sales of books on the “difficult pages” of the ...

Myanmar's military junta has released more than 3,000 political prisoners and dropped charges against another 5,500 people.

In Penang, 800 delegates from churches across the continent gathered for a ‘pilgrimage of hope’ in the Jubilee year. Cardinal ...

At last week's summit in Johannesburg, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a six-point agenda, ranging from coordination against drug trafficking and terrorism to a new framework for cri ...

Floods continue to cause damage in Southeast Asia, and now Sri Lanka is also preparing for the arrival of Cyclone Ditwah; In Malaysia, the state of Sabah, the poorest in th ...

The devastating fire that destroyed much of a public housing complex in Tai Po has exposed the fragility of Hong Kong's ...

The pontiff began his first apostolic journey in Turkey highlighting the image of the Dardanelles Bridge as a symbol of unity ...

Around one million people moved there after the 2014 annexation from the northern regions, as well as Moscow and St ...

The senator opens a new chapter in the family feud, which threatens to affect the whole country. After accusing her brother ...

For the local elections on 9 and 11 December, the party led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented an ...