The Isla­mic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel.

An Indian appeals tribunal has put on hold the antitrust authority’s five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms’ other applications such as Facebook and Instagram for ...

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.

A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.

The nation’s anti-corruption agency transferred to prosecutors its case against impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol, recommending his indictment for insurrection and abuse of power over his brief ...

One of Japan’s biggest boy band stars and best-known television hosts announced his retirement after being accused of sexual misconduct, Japanese media reported.

The decision to discontinue free tolls during festive seasons is not final and may still be revised, says Deputy Works Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

Based on the ratio of body weight to strength, the dung beetle is not only the strongest insect but the strongest animal in the world, pound-for-pound. It can pull over 1,000 times its body weight.

The benchmark S&P 500 rose to a record closing high on Thursday, as investors assessed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and ...

Oil fell 1% on Thursday after US President Donald Trump urged Saudi Arabia and Opec to bring down its cost during his address at the World Economic Forum.

(Reuters) - "Fortnite" maker Epic Games said on Thursday it will add 19 third-party games to its own marketplace app on Google's Android globally and 16 games on Apple's iOS in the European Union.