Floods in the north-eastern Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu have now forced almost 23,000 people to leave their homes and more relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said yesterday.
A commission set up by Myanmar's government says it has so far found no evidence of genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish society.
Nearly 10,000 people in the Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu have been evacuated due to floods, amid the annual monsoon season.
Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, sending two warships to Manila for the first official navy-to-navy contact, as President Rodrigo Duterte pivots to United States’ traditional rivals.
The surgeon who performed China's first face transplant in 2006 said he has been waiting years to help a second patient but cannot find a donor.
Russia wants to hold maritime drills with the Philippines to help combat terrorism and piracy, sending two warships to Manila for the first official navy-to-navy contact, as President Rodrigo Duterte pivots to United States' traditional rivals.
Police in Istanbul have detained a prominent investigative journalist, Ahmet Sik, in connection with his social media postings.
Police in Rio de Janeiro have found a body inside a burnt-out car that had been rented by the Greek ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis.
The head of Japanese advertising group Dentsu has resigned following the suicide of an employee who had worked hundreds of hours of overtime.
China's contribution to world peace and sustainable development has been praised by the outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Nearly 1,000 dead bodies of political activists and suspected armed separatists have been found in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province over the past six years.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, after racking up the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has been lavished with praise in the last days of his 10-year tenure although he has been also criticized on other fronts.
A prominent newspaper in Indian-administered Kashmir has resumed publication after the government lifted a ban of nearly three months.
A passenger train has derailed in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, with police saying two people are dead.
Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport.
The minister in charge of mining in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden state of Kachin says it was a mistake for the United States to lift sanctions on the country’s notorious jade industry.
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