Heavy rains in South Korea caused flooding in some areas and submerged parkways along the Han River. Torrential rain has wreaked destruction across the country since the beginning of the month. Since Friday, more...
Restaurants have reopened in Pakistan on Monday, after three months of facing strict lockdown restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses in Karachi were busy with clients from early morning, as owners of...
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted on Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 meters into the air and coating local communities in debris. The volcano on Sumatra island has been rumbling since...
Yogetsu Akasaka, a Japanese musician and formally trained Buddhist monk, has become a viral phenomenon with tracks marrying religious chanting with beat-boxing. Akasaka has long been interested both in music and...
The Philippines reported more than 119,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday, overtaking Indonesia with the most infections in Southeast Asia. The Department of Health reported the latest jump in the daily tally of...
A fire killed eight coronavirus patients at a hospital in western India, early on Thursday, officials said. Firefighters and 15 fire engines contained the fire to the intensive care unit at Shrey Hospital and it...
Sri Lankans voted on Wednesday to elect a new Parliament that is expected to give strong support to the powerful and popular Rajapaksa brothers. At least four members of the family were running in the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday presided over a small meeting of close aides which called for aid to Kaesong, North Korea's city under coronavirus lockdown, state media reported. KCNA reported the...
An Islamic State group attack on a prison holding hundreds of its members in eastern Afghanistan continued on Monday, with at least 21 people dead and 43 injured. The prison assault took place in Jalalabad,...
Commuter trains, buses and other public vehicles stayed off the main roads of the Philippine capital Tuesday and police were again staffing checkpoints to restrict public travel as surging virus cases forced...