Foreign fighters were among local gunmen clashing with the Philippine army in Mindanao island, authorities said on Friday, in a rare admission that outsiders were collaborating...
Indian acid-attack victim Lalita Ben Bansi beamed with joy at her wedding near Mumbai this week. “Who would have thought an acid attack and 17 surgeries...
A bomb explosion at a hospital in downtown Bangkok has “slightly” injured at least 24 people, police in the Thai capital said. Monday’s incident took place...
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital Jakarta late on Sunday. Police said...
An Indian woman cut off a Hindu religious teacher’s genitals after he allegedly tried to rape her at her house in the southern state of Kerala,...
North Korean scientists responsible for the successful launch of the country’s latest missile, the Hwasong-12, are being feted in state media and instructed to make more...
Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an “unprofessional” intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. One of the Chinese jets came as close...
According to US campaigners, the Yulin dog-eating festival in China, notorious for its animal cruelty, will this year be banned from selling dog meat. Yet doubts...
A panel of doctors has met in India to discuss the case of a 10-year-old rape victim who is seeking an abortion. The girl was repeatedly...
North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched a new type of ballistic missile in its latest test which it said was aimed at building...
Prison guards have shot dead 17 inmates after a mass breakout at Buimo prison in Papua New Guinea. Three prisoners have been recaptured while 57 others...