Two people died and 16 were injured, including athletes taking part in swimming’s world championship, after a balcony collapsed under the weight of party-goers at a South Korean nightclub, police said yesterday. The balcony at the Coyote Ugly club close to the athletes’

Thousands of people responding to Huawei's $54 smartphone National Day promotion turn up at 27 stores across Singapore, only to be told that the phones were out of stock.

Eight people are killed and dozens injured when a series of earthquakes strike islands in the far northern Philippines, terrifying locals and sparking an urgent search of collapsed homes.

Muslims who escaped China’s crackdown in Xinjiang still live in fear, saying new homes abroad and even Western passports afford them no protection against a state-driven global campaign of intimidation.

The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 26 yesterday following the discovery of two more bodies, state media said. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said 25 people were still missing three days after the disaster which struck in Shuicheng

China yesterday expressed “deep concerns” over a US Navy warship sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a day after Beijing warned that it was ready for war if Taiwan moved toward independence.

North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korean officials said, its first missile test since its leader, Kim Jong Un, and US President Donald Trump agreed to revive denuclearisation talks last month.

Minister of External Affairs of India Dr S Jaishankar has reiterated India’s strong commitment to continue support to the BIMSTEC process.

Eleven people have died and 42 are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, the

China yesterday warned that it was ready for war if there was any move toward Taiwan’s independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing its arms sales to the self-ruled island.

Despite Myanmar’s repeated claims that it is ready for Rohingya repatriation, satellite images show no sign of reconstruction of villages destroyed during a 2017 military-led crackdown, even worse, destruction of residential buildings has continued in the state.

Former Chinese premier Li Peng -- known as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown -- has died aged 90, state broadcaster Xinhua said yesterday. The former chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee died of an

Former Chinese premier Li Peng -- known as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown -- has died aged 90, state broadcaster Xinhua says.

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media said yesterday, with five people still

Hong Kong actor Simon Yam was stabbed in the stomach while appearing on stage for a promotional event in southern China yesterday.

Pakistan on Friday said it has agreed with the country’s clergy to introduce reforms in madrassa religious schools to bring them in line

The Trump administration on Friday expressed doubts over Pakistan’s intentions in arresting terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of

In a relief to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday dismissed a

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed says the labour market in Malaysia is going to open as the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers will start from August.

An unknown assailant stabs Hong Kong actor Simon Yam during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.