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The United States imposed an arms embargo and new export restrictions on Cambodia on Wednesday over what it said was...

A Thai tycoon accused of poaching wildlife in a national park has been given three-year, two-month prison sentence after losing...

A fast-escalating wave of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan by the regional chapter of Islamic State (Isis) suggests the...

An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant who eluded capture for 16 years to life in prison on Wednesday after...

Whether it be women at the well in ancient times or water-cooler conversation today, people tend to gravitate to sources...

A Russian rocket lifted off carrying a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the country’s return to space...

Tokyo will move to recognise same-sex partnerships, its governor said, becoming the largest city in Japan to do so, as...

South Korea’s new daily Covid-19 cases rose above 7,000 for the first time, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Wednesday,...

Malaysia’s second highest court has upheld a 12-year jail sentence previously handed to former prime minister Najib Razak in the...

Australia will not send officials to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, joining...