Second boat carrying 400 of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar are rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, less than a day after nearly 600 others arrived in a wooden vessel seeking refuge.

If this isn't the best boss in the world, we'd like to know who is. A generous Chinese boss has treated 6,400 of his employees to a

Rebels in Yemen say they will respond "positively" to a ceasefire offer by the Saudi-led coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against them.

North Korea yesterday said it has successfully tested a submarine-launched missile, which if confirmed would be a significant boost in

Thai police arrest the mayor of Padang Besar, southern border sub district, alleging he is the key player of human-trafficking ring and detention camps where graves of Rohingya muslim have been found, reports phuketwan.com.

Adult illiteracy in Indonesia is dropping, but one region has almost a million adults who cannot read. In central Java, one man and his horse are helping improve access to books.

A Japanese zoo apologises after naming a baby monkey Charlotte in honour of the newborn British princess.

The government has promoted a total of 45 additional superintendents of police to the position of superintendent of police in different districts across the country.

India's PM Narendra Modi has joined China's main microblogging service Weibo, gaining thousands of followers by the hour and plenty of comments too.

A 105-year-old man has been pulled out alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Central Nepal eight days after the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country.

Nepal's only international airport has banned larger aircraft carrying aid from landing because of concerns over its runway.

In a rare display of political unity, South and North Korea yesterday both condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to

China will hold joint naval drills with Russia in mid-May in the Mediterranean Sea, the first time the two countries will hold military

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not attend events in Moscow next week commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World

A 14-year-old Indian girl dies and her mother is seriously injured after miscreants throw them off a bus after trying to molest them.

A teenage boy has been rescued after surviving for five days in the rubble of a building, following an earthquake that killed some 5,500 people in Nepal.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.

Aid begins to reach remote regions near the epicentre of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.

The death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to over 1000, according to a government official.

Pakistan's military warplanes has pounded a militant hideout in a troubled tribal region along the Afghan border, killing 22 "terrorists."