The four richest Indonesians are wealthier than the poorest 100 million people in the country, a study has found, highlighting how

North Korea's state media broke a 10-day silence yesterday on the murder of Kim Jong-Un's half brother, launching a ferocious

An arrest warrant was issued yesterday for the highest-profile opponent of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs,

Researchers announce the stunning discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a small star in our galaxy, opening up the most promising hunting ground so far for life beyond the Solar System.

A UN-backed court yesterday dismissed a case against a former Khmer Rouge cadre charged with crimes against humanity, highlighting

Southeast Asian countries see China's installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as "very unsettling" and have urged

Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said yesterday. The corpses of

Increasing children’s knowledge of disasters through picture books and expanding their imagination is expected to enable them to react appropriately in times of emergency.

North Korea and Malaysia yesterday exchanged barbs over the investigation into the killing of leader Kim Jong-Un's brother, as

Malaysian police yesterday said they had arrested a North Korean man over the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's brother, as relations

Some 56,000 Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia will be given access to education, training and healthcare using funds contributed by the Qatar government.

A NASA spacecraft has detected carbon-based materials, similar to what may have been the building blocks for life on Earth, on the Texas-sized dwarf planet Ceres that orbits between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt, scientists says.

The former vice president of China's highest court was jailed yesterday for taking more than $16 million in bribes, the most senior

A former military officer ordered the murder of a prominent Muslim lawyer and adviser to de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar

North Korean female assassins, armed with good looks and poison tools, are now the weapon of choice for a ruthless regime stalking

Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos has lost a long fight to reclaim jewels confiscated when her dictator husband was ousted, with

The UN Security Council unanimously condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile test as US President Donald Trump vowed to deliver a strong response to the provocation.

Malaysian police believes the victim, a 29-year-old Bangladeshi subcontractor, had been decapitated and then flung off the 11th floor of the apartment building near Jeram that was under construction.

Three countries -- China, India and Japan -- account for more than 63% of the Asia’s total oil consumption, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy report.

The embattled ruling party of South Korea's impeached President Park Geun-Hye has picked a new name -- Liberal