Rio Olympics 2016: Schooling wins first gold for Singapore Joseph Schooling won the men's 100 metres butterfly final to secure Singapore's first Olympic gold medal Aug 13, 2016
Bombs in Thai resort kill one, injure nine, including foreigners: Police The explosions happened ahead of a public holiday on Friday to mark the birthday of Queen Sirikit. Aug 12, 2016
Noble Group swings to second-quarter net loss, restructuring gathers pace Revenue at the Hong Kong-based company falls 32 percent to $12.5 billion. Aug 11, 2016
Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed South China Sea Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said the information was "inaccurate", without elaborating. Aug 10, 2016
Suicide bomber kills at least 70 at Pakistan hospital, IS claim responsibility "There are many wounded, so the death toll could rise," said Rehmat Saleh Baloch, the provincial health minister. Aug 9, 2016
Bangladesh issues arrest warrants over killing of Japanese citizen in Rangpur Kunio Hoshi, was gunned down in October by masked men on a motorcycle in the district of Rangpur. Aug 8, 2016
Police detonate backpack near finish line of Rio Olympic cycling race The controlled blast occurred at 1:45 p.m. (1645 GMT), the spokeswoman for the public security department said. Aug 7, 2016
Pakistan seeks return of helicopter crash hostages from Afghan Taliban A Taliban commander claimed the seven were "in safe hands" with the insurgents. Aug 6, 2016
Nepal: Prachanda takes over as Prime Minister, appoints minority leader as home minister The former rebel commander has vowed to tackle the grievances of the Madhesi minority in Nepal. Aug 5, 2016
Nepal's Maoist chief Prachanda set to become prime minister The election, due in parliament on Wednesday, became necessary after KP Oli resigned last month Aug 3, 2016
Pakistan arrests at least 12 staff of national airline in heroin case Pakistan has arrested the staff of its national carrier following the discovery of heroin in the toilet of an Dubai bound aircraft. Aug 2, 2016
Taliban claims truck bomb blast in Afghan capital Kabul The Taliban claimed responsibility for a truck bomb attack in Kabul Aug 1, 2016
Masked attackers target religious devotees in Bangladesh Masked attackers stormed a religious meeting place in southwest Bangladesh. Jul 31, 2016
Myanmar government launches ineffective economic policy Myanmar's government released a long-awaited economic policy on Friday Jul 30, 2016
Flash floods kill scores in Nepal, India At least 68 people have been killed in flash floods in Nepal. Jul 29, 2016
Gunmen kill two military officials in Pakistan's Karachi The killings are the latest attacks in the busy port city of 20 million people Jul 27, 2016
Knife attack kills 19 at Japan disability centre, suspect arrested Police have arrested Satoshi Uematsu, a 26-year-old former employee at the facility in Sagamihara Jul 26, 2016
China vows to protect South China Sea sovereignty, Manila upbeat Chinese state media called the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague a "puppet" of external forces. Jul 13, 2016
Tribunal rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims The Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled that China has no historic title over the waters of the South China Sea. Jul 13, 2016
Super typhoon Nepartak lashes Taiwan; 3 dead, scores injured More than 17,300 people were evacuated from their homes, and over 517,000 households suffered power outages. Jul 9, 2016