Tag: Geography of Asia

The Islamic State group is on the verge of defeat in its former Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, where the jihadists ...

Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, on Thursday accused Doha of being behind over ...

Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms ...

In a formerly rebel-held district of Syria's Aleppo, factory owner Karam allows himself a small smile as he watches his ...

Aid groups have pulled resources from the fight against malnutrition to battle cholera in Yemen, raising the risk of famine ...

Thai customs officials sold off hundreds of seized luxury vehicles on Thursday, including dozens of supercars -- although many lots ...

More than seven tonnes of ivory worth over US$9 million was seized in Hong Kong, officials said Thursday, the largest ...

An upscale Bangladeshi restaurant has banned foreign guests, fearing a repeat of last year's deadly terrorist attack in a Dhaka ...

In a crowded hospital in Kashmir a 17-year-old student is recovering from gunshot wounds, one of thousands of civilians injured ...

At least one person is dead and 18 others are missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan, ...

Twice as many elephants work in Thailand's tourism industry as the rest of Asia combined, with the vast majority kept ...

The hills around revered Tibetan Buddhist academy Larung Gar were once a seamless carpet of vibrant red, dominated by the ...

The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its ...

Barcelona star Jordi Alba has become the latest Spanish footballer to enter the Gulf diplomatic crisis after he was shown ...

Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted the emirate's "negative" response ...

Israel will lift a two-year-old ban preventing politicians visiting a Jerusalem holy site for five days later this month, following ...

A senior Palestinian official on Wednesday blasted US President Donald Trump's United Nations envoy, accusing her of carrying out a ...

A passenger bus hit a tree and overturned in central Pakistan Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 others on ...

Syrian escapees from the Islamic State group languished for hours on the sizzling concrete pavements at Aleppo's main bus station, ...

Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey sought Wednesday to hammer out a plan for four safe zones in Syria at a ...