Nepal has reopened one of its most famous monuments, the Boudhanath Stupa, to the public after it was left with deep cracks during the 2015 earthquake.
South Korea's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow the opposition parties to pick candidates for an independent counsel to investigate the influence-peddling scandal surrounding President Park Geun-hye and her confidante Choi Soon-sil.
Japan and South Korea agreed on Monday to sign a pact to share military intelligence, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for calm after a violent protest by hardline Muslims last week, yet it was his khaki bomber jacket that excited social media and triggered a rush by Indonesians to snap up similar clothing across the country.
Canadian singer Michael Buble and his Argentinian actress wife Luisana Lopilato said on Facebook last Friday that their three-year-old son has cancer and that they are putting their careers on hold to help him. They did not say what kind of cancer their son is suffering from. They have a second son, born in January.
Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidante of President Park Geun-hye who allegedly calls Park "sister," is suspected of having pulled strings behind the scenes and intervened in state affairs.
59-year-old woman, who was participating in the leisure category, had been in critical condition in hospital after being rescued
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday hinted at the reintroduction of a construction union watchdog bill in Parliament, after he saw footage of a trade union official abusing a worksite supervisor.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said that a ceasefire with FARC rebels will end on October 31, as both sides scramble to find a solution to the half-century conflict after voters rejected a peace deal.
U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors fretted about Britain's exit from the European Union and the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in coming months.
Asian shares wobbled on Tuesday (Oct 4) after fading hopes for a reduced Deutsche Bank fine and rising expectations of a US interest rate hike pressured Wall Street.
Six commuters were rushed to hospital during rush hour on Wednesday after multiple passengers traveling on the Seibu Shinjuku Line complained of sore throats and coughing at Tokyo's Takadanobaba Station after smelling something they described as "caustic" and similar to paint thinner or another chemical, Tokyo police officials said.
The world's longest and highest glass bridge, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, will reopen for China's Golden Week holiday in October, after a month long safety overhaul.
Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun vows to fight the crime from its source
Seventeen people were unaccounted for in Japan Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country, leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in isolated communities, officials said.
A legion of foreign coaches has conquered cultural and acclimation difficulties to help Chinese athletes shine on the world stage.
A student at Taiwan University stood trial at the Taipei District Court on Tuesday for allegedly abusing and killing a stray cat last year.
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