JAKARTA: Hundreds of thousands of Indonesians were ordered to evacuate Friday after a volcano on the main island of Java…

SHANGHAI: A pair of daredevil climbers ascended to the top of the world’s second tallest building in China’s commercial hub Shanghai,…

Philippines takes dispute to arbitration under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea HONG KONG: When Philippine President Benigno…

BEIJING: China’s troubled Jade Rabbit lunar rover has survived a bitterly cold 14-day lunar night, officials said yesterday, prompting hopes…

MELBOURNE: A mother spoke of her shock yesterday after her estranged husband killed their 11-year-old son at cricket practice before…

SEOUL: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Seoul Thursday for discussions on North Korea’s nuclear programme, a day…

BANGKOK: Suspected Thai militants shot dead five people, including a nine-year-old boy and a Buddhist monk, in the latest attacks…

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will seek to ease questions over the staying power of his strategic shift to increasingly tense…