A senior politician in India's financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on October 12, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role…
Pakistan authorities were on October 13 preparing to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, overshadowed by recent militant violence and…
Bangladesh said October 11 Myanmar's navy fired on fishing boats that had strayed into its territorial waters, killing one man and detaining dozens more. Six…
Bangladesh's top Islamist politician says he supports the extradition of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina to face trial for crimes against humanity in the same tribunal…
Vietnam and China said they will boost defence and economic cooperation, Vietnamese state media reported on October 13, despite a recent fare-up in their territorial…
A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will face a verdict on October 17 in a related case where she…
A Chinese man accused of running an extensive network of scam farms across the Philippines has been arrested, authorities in Manila said October 11. Lin…
A Thai court on October 11 cleared an opposition MP of violating a royal defamation law, a lawyers' group said, in a rare example of…
Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online could face prison terms after giving birth, a…
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned October 12 that Seoul would face a "horrible disaster" if unmanned drones reached Pyongyang…
The Chinese military said October 11 it recently conducted combat drills in the East China Sea, after regional leaders and the United States took aim…
China said October 12 it would issue special bonds to help its sputtering economy, signalling a spending spree to bolster banks, shore up the property…
China is investigating four workers at Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn for suspected bribery and embezzlement, Beijing's state media said October 12, after authorities in Taipei…
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded October 11 to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors pushing for a nuclear weapons…
New Zealand net immigration slowed to its lowest level in 19 months as record numbers of people head overseas for job opportunities and better pay.…
A new rapid response initiative aimed at providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Pacific stands to boost coordination and increase efficiency by lessening…
The investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns most of the world’s Ikea stores, has acquired new stakes in a large Australian wind farm in…
Japanese Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, H.E. Miwa Yoshiaki, held a Food Security Seminar in Honiara on October 10 with local journalists. The seminar highlighted…
