Pakistan train hijacking: hostage rescue complicated by suicide bombers, sources say

Attackers wearing suicide bombs were sitting next to passengers taken hostage after militants took over a train in southwest Pakistan,…

Philippines’ ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war’ killings

The Philippines’ firebrand former leader Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday at the request of the International Criminal Court, a…

South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs on a civilian district on Thursday, injuring 15 people and damaging houses…

China notched a record 9.02 billion domestic trips during the 40-day Lunar New Year travel rush, the state Xinhua news…

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to…

More than 120 teams battled it out in a snowball fight tournament in a mountainous Japanese city on Sunday, in…

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a…

The Philippine lower house on Wednesday impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of the country’s firebrand former leader, setting…

Russia said on Wednesday it had held “frank” discussions with Syria’s new de facto leader as it tries to retain…

More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern…