China yesterday offered to help Venezuela as it faces a crippling multi-day power blackout that President Nicolas Maduro has blamed on the United States. Power has been restored to some areas in Venezuela since the weekend, but the supply has been intermittent and often drops out.

An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother is released from custody after a Malaysian court dropped a murder charge against her.

Ethiopian Airlines has grounded its Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 fleet until further notice, the airline says on its Twitter account, a day after a crash killed all 157 people on board one of its planes of the same type.

North Koreans went to the polls yesterday for an election in which there could be only one winner.

At least 87 passengers in a high speed ferry were injured in an apparent collision with a marine animal in the sea of Japan yesterday,

Kolkata police yesterday seized huge quantity of explosive substances from a vehicle, a senior Kolkata Police officer said. Acting on a tip-

A 116-year-old Japanese woman who still enjoys studying math and playing board games has been recognised as the world's oldest

India has called on the United States to investigate Pakistan's alleged use of American-made F-16 jets during an aerial engagement last

China yesterday threw its weight behind Huawei's legal battle against the United States, saying the telecom giant will not be a "silent lamb to the slaughter" and vowing to defend the rights of Chinese companies.

Defeated but unrepentant, some jihadists limping out of their besieged final bastion in eastern Syria still praise the Islamic State and promise bloody vengeance against its enemies.

The Indian government yesterday told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale aircraft deal have been stolen from the

At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said. The hours-

Workers in India's Kerala state are now getting a three-hour afternoon siesta as part of a series of benefits aimed at combating soaring

An Indian woman who was raped and set on fire killed her attacker by dragging him into the flames, police said yesterday. The woman

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will begin a three-nation tour next week to improve his country's relationship with the Association

Indian opposition parties are launching a united attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what they see as his politicisation of the

Sri Lanka's president yesterday went back on pledges to investigate war-time atrocities, saying he did not want to "re-open old

North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US President

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) of the Philippines warns government officials that playing online games during office hours is punishable under the law.

China yesterday announced a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown, but still likely to make Asian neighbours nervous.