A 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred off Sanriku, off Japan's northeast coast, at 16:52 (08:52 BST) local time and had a depth ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail More than 250 people, including Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi nationals, are feared dead after ...

Myanmar's new president says he wants stability and reconciliation in a nation torn apart by a military coup. Those to be released include former President Win Myint.

Myanmar's former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 military coup, was freed on Friday after being pardoned of ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 ...

The Kumbh Mela festival, the largest religious gathering in the world, has begun in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.

A Swedish non-profit has filed a class action lawsuit against Norway's Telenor, accusing it of endangering customers in ...

Rohingya activists and legal advocacy groups have filed a criminal case against the head of Myanmar’s military junta in Indonesia, accusing him of acts of genocide against the Rohingya minority group.

A maritime archaeological excavation in waters off the island-state uncovered the record-breaking Temasek Wreck.

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president. He's the general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and has maintained tight control ...

In Myanmar’s military-controlled capital, Naypyidaw—an isolated city of more than 800,000 where oversize government compounds are separated by almost-empty highways—drivers stand in line for hours ...

A new political opposition alliance inside Myanmar has issued nine demands, including the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners, to coincide with the junta’s nomination of ...