The Philippines has protested a new Chinese law that authorises its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries' structures on islands it claims, Manila's top diplomat said on...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned that regional conflicts are multiplying and the international security system is degrading, giving rise to risks of a collapse of global...

The head of the World Food Programme said Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to strengthen vulnerable supply chains to impoverished nations struggling to feed their populations.

After a gap of three months, Russia has reported the daily new Covid-19 cases below 18,000, pushing the tally to 3,774,672, health officials said on Wednesday.

China said on Wednesday it was seeking details about 25 of its nationals who were among 61 crew on two supertankers seized by Indonesia on suspicion of illegally transferring oil.

After his party's victory in the elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's government plans to open a Special Economic Zone in the region to facilitate the China-Pakistan...

Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev was detained on suspicion of corruption, the State Committee for National Security reported on Wednesday.

At least 14 persons were killed and 38 others grievously injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on a highway in Cameroon's Western region, police said on Wednesday.

The teenager, who was not named, is the youngest person to be dealt with under the ISA for terrorism-related activities, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said in a media release on Wednesday.The...

Pope Francis on Wednesday marked the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp by urging people to keep a close watch on ideological extremism, because “these things can happen...