China’s minister in charge of the police has vowed to crack down on abuse of power by officers amid widespread public concerns prompted by the death of a man in custody in Beijing earlier this month.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida late Thursday lodged a protest to U.S. embassy in Tokyo on an ex-U.S. Marine's arrest over the death of an Okinawa woman, calling that the case "regrettable."
Saudi Arabia is apparently miffed that a street in Seoul is named after the capital of archrival Iran and wants a street named for its own capital here.
An Arab Israeli man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison after attempting to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, according to the Israeli Court Authority spokesperson.
Disney and Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" beat domestic romance "Finding Mr.Right 2" in the week ending May 8, earning 624 million yuan (95.7 million U.S. dollars) after opening on May 6, China Film News reported Monday.
Fifteen people believed lost at sea in northeast Papua New Guinea have been rescued in the Solomon Islands after drifting for over one month at sea.
Relatives of a man who died in police custody on Saturday posted an item on social media on Tuesday questioning the official account after the man was detained by police on suspicion of soliciting prostitutes.
Five years after U.S. Navy SEALs killed the most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the threat posed by violent extremists to global security is far from receding.
Head of the Syrian government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari told press Tuesday that his team will leave Geneva tomorrow as planned after convening for the last time with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in the latest round of intra-Syrian proximity talks.
The Australian investigative news team detained in Lebanon for its involvement in a child "abduction" attempt has arrived back in Australia overnight, after cutting a deal to secure their release earlier this week.
Hong Kongers began paying final tributes to the city’s oldest broadcaster, Friday as Asia Television ATV, prepares to fade to black at the stroke of midnight, after 58 years.
The hijacker of an Egyptian plane was arrested in Cyprus Tuesday after hours of standoff with authorities.
A day after terrorist attacks hit Brussels, an event called "free hugs for Belgium" was launched on Wednesday at the city's Place de la Bourse to pay tribute to the victims in the blasts.
Two people have died and another is in a critical condition after a rescue helicopter with five people on board lost control and plunged into waters off New Taipei City in northern Taiwan on Friday afternoon.
Cash-strapped Asia Television (ATV) has received two offers to provide up to HK$800 million in two days after a fourth mainland firm announced a bid to help save the city’s oldest television station just weeks away from its final free-to-air broadcast.
Donald Trump's wins in the U.S. primary elections are worrying and highlight the rising popularity of insurgent political movements around the world, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) announced on Tuesday that it would make a registration scheme for oversized musical instruments during non-peak hours permanent, after its four-month trial passed smoothly.
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