Death penalty: 90% of executions take place in Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia

The rights watchdog said the number of executions would rise sharply if numbers were available for China.

Apr 6, 2016

Philippines elections: Grace Poe upbeat even as Rodrigo Duterte takes poll lead

The latest survey shows tough talking mayor Duterte has emerged as a strong contender against Poe.

Apr 6, 2016

Malaysian PKR leader Rafizi Ramli arrested over leaked IMDB probe documents

Rafizi Ramli, vice-president of the People's Justice Party (PKR), was arrested outside the Malaysian parliament on Tuesday.

Apr 6, 2016

Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson resigns over offshore finance scandal

Gunnlaugsson says he does not want to obstruct any further reform of the financial system by continuing as the prime minister.

Apr 6, 2016

Temperature rises massive 8 degrees in one week in New Delhi as summer peaks earlier than usual

Children play in mud to cool off on a hot day in New Delhi, India, April 4, 2016. Temperature in New Delhi on Monday is expected to reach to 38 degree Celsius (100.4 degree Fahrenheit), according to India's meterological department website

Apr 5, 2016

Mahathir Mohamad is a traitor who betrayed Malays, says PM Najib

Najib, who is trying to shake off numerous financial scandals, said Mahathir betrayed the Malays by joining ranks with the opposition.

Apr 5, 2016

Indonesia: Passenger planes collide on runway, catch fire

The fuel-laden left wing of the Batik Air plane caught fire after it hit TransNusa aircraft,

Apr 5, 2016

The Real Singapore trial: Ai Takagi's husband Yang Kaiheng 'made profits from website'

The prosecution witness says Yang told him he earned about $4,000 to $5,000 a month from advertising revenue through TRS.

Apr 5, 2016

Chinese take on Panama papers: Selective scrutiny by western media under US influence

The party mouthpiece says the western media takes a motivated stand each time there is a sensitive data leak.

Apr 5, 2016

Singapore to execute Malaysian Kho Jabing as top court throws out appeal

On Tuesday, the five-judge Court of Appeal unanimously denied the review, setting up a seemingly irreversible course that leads Kho to the gallows.

Apr 5, 2016

Panama papers: Who leaked Mossack Fonseca's 40-year dirty money trail and why?

As many as 12 current or former heads of state figure in the data, while around 60 people linked to current or former world leaders are also named

Apr 5, 2016

US, Philippines start two-week military drills as maritime tension with China rises

Drill includes testing command-and-control, communications, logistics and mobility protocols.

Apr 4, 2016

Azerbaijan says guns will go silent on the Nagorno-Karabakh battlefront with Armenia

Azerbaijan says guns will go silent on the Nagorno-Karabakh battlefront with the Armenian self defence forces.

Apr 4, 2016

Myanmar Rohingya crisis: Why does world fail to see anything more than discrimination'?

The US State Department's minimization of the plight of the Rohingya is sending dangerous, mixed messages to Myanmar and its neighbors.

Apr 4, 2016

Vietnam seizes Chinese fuel ship in South China Sea, arrests sailors

Chinese ship under the disguise of a fishing boat carrying 100,000 liters of diesel intercepted in the Gulf of Tonkin

Apr 4, 2016