Asia
Taiwan Court Rules In Favour of Gay Marriage In Asia First
Taiwan's top court ruled in favour of gay marriage Wednesday, a landmark decision that paves the way for the island to...
Saudi Defends Bahrain’s Deadly Crackdown
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a...
Taiwan Becomes the First Country In Asia
Taiwan has become the first place in Asia to leaglise gay marriage today following a landmark ruling by the country's...
Taiwan Top Court Rules In Favour of Gay Marriage
A top Taiwan court ruled in favour of gay marriage Wednesday, a landmark decision that paves the way for the island to...
Plane Skids Off Hong Kong Runway In Heavy Rain
A plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong airport Wednesday after heavy rain lashed the area, forcing the temporary...
Everest Climber Accused of ‘illegal’ Tibet-Nepal Traverse
A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mount Everest may have crossed...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...
Thai Teen Among Latest Group Held For ‘royal Insults’
A 14-year-old boy has been detained in a Thai army prison under a draconian and increasingly wielded royal defamation...
From the Death Penalty To Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage, which Taiwan could become the first Asian nation to authorise, is currently legal in around 20...
Myanmar Seeks To Kick Start Stalled Peace Process
Hundreds of representatives from Myanmar's ethnic insurgent groups gathered in the capital on Wednesday for talks aimed...
Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year,...
Jump In Renewable Energy Jobs Worldwide
The renewable energy sector employed 9.8 million people worldwide in 2016, almost twice as many as in 2012, the Abu...
Qatar’s State News Agency Hacked By ‘unknown Entity’
Qatar said Wednesday its official state news agency had been hacked by an 'unknown entity', and subsequently carried...
Does India Risk Hague Return For Gogoi’s ‘war Crimes’ In Kashmir?
As news broke that India's army had commended a senior officer who tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep and used him as a...
India Launches Assault On Pakistan Army Posts To Deter Infiltration
India has announced that it has fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare...
Taiwan To Make Landmark Gay Marriage Ruling
Taiwan could become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage on Wednesday when a court makes a landmark ruling...
Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...
India Fires On Pakistani Military Posts, Army Says
India announced Tuesday it had fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare...