Tag: Geography of Asia

The only North Korean arrested over the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam was released Friday as diplomatic wrangling between ...

Qatar's population has swollen by almost 40 percent since the emirate was chosen to the host the 2022 World Cup, ...

Israeli photojournalist David Rubinger, whose picture of Israeli paratroopers gazing at the Western Wall after capturing east Jerusalem was perhaps ...

Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a symbol of ...

Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament during a ...

The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be freed, Malaysia's attorney general ...

Kuala Lumpur has cancelled a visa-free travel deal with Pyongyang as a diplomatic spat deepens over the assassination of the ...

Leaping out from Bangkok's vast concrete sprawl is a kidney-shaped green space, home to hundreds of plant and bird species, ...

Fighting around the historic Yemeni port of Mokha has forced more than 48,000 people from their homes, a UN official ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in Sinai Peninsula, where dozens ...

A leaked picture of two fearsome Chinese tanks has sparked speculation that China is developing new military vehicles. State media ...

A tightly-guarded Malaysian court Wednesday charged two women with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, who was killed ...

King Salman Wednesday began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia in almost 50 years, seeking to strengthen ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has defended his country's fight against the Islamic State group, after dozens of Christian families ...

Thai army and Muslim rebel peace negotiators agreed Tuesday to create a "safety zone" in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, a small ...

More than 10,000 armed police in China's western Xinjiang region staged a mass rally in the capital Urumqi, state media ...

South Korean retail giant Lotte on Tuesday signed a deal to provide a golf course to host a controversial US ...

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Juergen Kantner was abducted ...

Islamic militants in the Philippines have posted a video showing the beheading of a German hostage. Jurgen Kantner was abducted ...

An Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned Monday for spending time with a woman who is not his wife ...