(Reuters) - More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in the past 10 days, officials said, as police try to quell sometimes violent demonstrations against a citizenship law that…

(AFP) - Pope Francis on Saturday called on church leaders for a “change in mentality”, saying the Christian faith is less heeded ― even ignored ― in the modern world. New methods were needed…

Authorities shut down the internet in parts of northern India on Friday and imposed a curfew in a southern city after two people died in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angered…

(NST) - Britain’s new parliament on Friday gave its initial approval to a revised EU divorce deal that sets up a high-stakes clash with Brussels over the sides’ future ties. The 358 to 234 vote…

(Bloomberg) - Southeast Asia is set for another year of low inflation, generating difficult choices for the region’s central banks. S&P Global Ratings sees inflation remaining below central…

(Aljazeera) - A Philippine court has declared members of a powerful political family guilty of mass murder in the country's deadliest incident of political violence. Brothers Datu Andal Unsay…

(NST) - The Thai army has expressed "regret" after troops shot dead three Muslim men foraging in the jungle this week and promised a probe, a rare admission of wrongdoing by the military in…

(CNN) - China has officially commissioned its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, the Shandong, a significant step forward in Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitions for the country to…

(CNA) - Australian authorities declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales state Thursday (Dec 19) as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.…

(Aljazeera) - From Kashmir to Iran, governments are increasingly turning off the internet as a tactic to stop dissent. Plus, politics, porn and the sordid world of deepfakes. How internet…

Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in a treason case. It relates to a nationwide emergency he imposed in November 2007. Musharraf is in exile in Dubai in the…

(The Sun Daily) - China has protested against Malaysia filing a submission with the United Nations last week seeking to establish the limits of Malaysia’s continental shelf in the northern part of…

(CNA) - Republican Donald Trump is likely this week to become the third US president to be impeached when the Democratic-led House of Representatives votes on charges stemming from his effort to…

(FMT) - Indonesia has taken legal action against the European Union over stricter limits on how palm oil can be used in green fuels, marking a further deepening in trade tensions. The nation…

(NST) - Several thousand people took part in Thailand’s biggest protest since a 2014 coup on Saturday after authorities moved to ban a party that has rallied opposition to the government of former…

(CNA) - After nearly two-years of bare-knuckle battling, Washington and Beijing on Friday (Dec 13) at last announced a bargain to end the dispute. The agreement came two months after US…

China's vast territorial claims, far beyond its shores, have been challenged by other claimants, including Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. (Aljazeera) - China's activities in territory it…

(Bloomberg) - The billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast plans a feat even Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. couldn’t pull off during their early days: sell a car…

(AFP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that voters had given his government a “powerful new mandate” to take Britain out of the EU next month, as he headed for victory in a landmark…

At least 100 factories in Guangdong are going to close down. They can’t make it without the Samsung’s Huizhou factory, let alone those small shops and restaurants in the surrounding area. (SCMP) -…

(Malay Mail) - Saudi Aramco’s shares soared on their debut on the domestic stock exchange today, becoming the world’s biggest listed company worth US$1.88 trillion after a record-breaking IPO.…

(FMT) - Protesters in northeast India set fire to tyres and cut down trees to block roads on Tuesday in a shutdown across the region hours after lawmakers approved the government’s new citizenship…

(The Sun Daily) - Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied “genocidal intent” as she defended Myanmar’s military operation against Rohingya Muslims in the UN’s top court.…

Bombers planned attack on officers at Sunday’s protest march, Hong Kong police say after two devices found at Wan Chai school. (HKFP) - The Hong Kong police have defused two home-made bombs found…

(Reuters) - Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco (TSCO.L), has signaled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian businesses, which could…

(CNN) - After years of delays and much debate, it's finally happening. Bullet trains are coming to Thailand. With one project under construction, another approved and others being considered, many…

(The Guardian) - A momentous legal confrontation will take place at the UN’s highest court on Tuesday when the Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi appears in person to defend Myanmar against…

(CNN) - The Philippines' power grid is under the full control of the Chinese government and could be shut off in time of conflict, according to an internal report prepared for lawmakers seen by…

(NST) - INDIAN police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, a police official told Reuters, drawing applause…

(Bangkok Post) - The cabinet has approved a 20-year plan to slash rubber plantations by 21% nationwide and increase the value of rubber exports by more than threefold, a government spokeswoman…