The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo is ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police say.

As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm yesterday over

China has said the international community should encourage Bangladesh and Myanmar to work together to facilitate the repatriation of refugees.

A senior United Nations official arrived in North Korea yesterday for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Pakistan yesterday as Washington pressures its wayward ally to eliminate

Chinese authorities have shut down a "female morality class" that provoked anger by lecturing women to shut up,

At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in a dual suicide bomb attack at a busy morning market in

Disney is set to open a third amusement park in Japan that will be uniquely themed after Japanese heritage and culture.

Cambodia rolls out a red carpet as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived Phnom Penh on a three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.

An inquiry into huge losses by Malaysia's central bank yesterday recommended Mahathir Mohamad face a criminal investigation, ahead of polls at which the former premier wants to oust the current government.

Asian countries contribute almost 25% of UN budget, with Japan being the highest contributor from the region, followed by China, Australia, South Korea and India.

Bali's international airport opened for business yesterday after a nearly three-day shutdown, as towering columns of

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said yesterday his country had achieved full nuclear statehood after what he said was the successful test of a new missile capable of striking anywhere in the United States.

SWIFT, the global messaging system used to move trillions of dollars each day, warns banks that the threat of digital heists is on the rise as hackers use increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to launch new attacks.

Those born in the 1990s are emerging as the new engine of consumption in China, said a new McKinsey survey.

Indian authorities have cleared beggars off the streets and brought in 10,000 extra security forces for Ivanka Trump's

China yesterday congratulated Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa but denied it played any part in his

India's Supreme Court yesterday started hearing a case that prosecutors say shows how Islamic State sympathisers

Indonesia closed the airport on the tourist island of Bali yesterday and ordered 100,000 residents living near a

A septic tank was the epicentre of a massive explosion that rocked one of China's largest port cities at the weekend,