Asia

Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents dug a more than 1,050-foot (320-meter) tunnel underground and into the main jail...

The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9bn; £29.6bn) emergency budget for disaster relief,...

Afghanistan: Three policemen were killed and six others wounded on Thursday when a bomb planted inside...

Saturday's local election in the Malaysia's Sarawak state, on the island of Borneo, did little to...

TOKYO: Nuclear safety officials say the first radiation measurements taken inside two reactor buildings at Japan's...

China: Chinese jewellery factory owner Zhou Mingwang sums up the global appeal of this month's British...

Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) aims to reduce radiation leaks in three months and to cool...

LONDON: The British Government has appointed Mark Sedwill as the UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday criticized China after violent incidents at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery,...

VOA correspondent Steve Herman was the first of two American reporters to gain entry to the...

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is travelling to China, as the two countries look to boost...

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan says produce from the region around the Fukushima plant, which was...

ISLAMABAD: The United States is committed to improving its relationship with Pakistan, despite tensions over the...

BEIJING: Hainan, an island province in southern China, is planning to develop six uninhabited islands this...

BEIJING: With more high-speed trains set to ply across China, there are concerns that domestic airlines...