DAVAO: The Philippines’ president-elect, rough-talking city mayor Rodrigo Duterte, announced plans on Tuesday for an overhaul of the country’s system…
BEIJING/HONG KONG: China scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday as a U.S. navy ship sailed close to a disputed reef in…
WASHINGTON: In a moment seven decades in the making, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American…
BANGKOK: Thailand released eight activists on bail on Tuesday who had been detained for posting Facebook comments critical of the…
BEIJING: China said Tuesday that it hopes to work with the Philippines’ new government to resolve territorial disputes in the…
MANILA: Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was heading Monday for a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a…
ANKARA: Membership of the European Union remains Turkey’s strategic goal and a deal to liberalise visas for Turks visiting the…
As the Philippines prepares for its fifth election since the “People Power” revolution that overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos in…
TEL AVIV: An Israeli soldier went on trial for manslaughter before a military court on Monday after he was caught…
PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed…