A watchful Pakistan have nearly knocked off their first innings deficit against New Zealand in the first Test.
Thousands of anti-government protesters are expected to gather in Malaysia's capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib...
China's Shenzhou 11 manned space capsule has returned to earth after two astronauts spent 30 days aboard the Tiangong 2 space laboratory.
New Zealanders are being warned to expect big aftershocks and to be wary of waterways on the east coast where landslip dams might burst.
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is planning to break away from the ruling coalition, his brother has announced, a move that could threaten...
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not be ready to appear before prosecutors until next week despite their demand to question her sooner over a snowballing...
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An Australian woman has been in a Cambodian prison for three years after being scammed into smuggling drugs. The Australian Federal Police has information that...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to meet the United States president-elect Donald Trump.
The Philippines might follow Russia's lead and leave the International Criminal Court, president Rodrigo Duterte says.
Taiwan is facing protests over a bill that could make it the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage.
Prosecutors at a Mauritanian appeal court have requested 13 anti-slavery activists have their sentences increased to 20 years each for protesting against a forced...
Hundreds of survivors stranded by a huge earthquake that struck central New Zealand three days ago reached Christchurch by a naval ship early on Thursday, as...
Four people are dead after a fire at a mall in Peru ahead of the highest-level, most influential economic forum in the Asia-Pacific.
A controversial Indian mining tycoon has taken over a royal palace and flown in Brazilian dancers at a reported cost of $75 million to celebrate his daughter's...
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