A South Korean company is backing off its claim to have found a sunken Russian warship with an enormous cargo of gold as financial regulators investigate whether the outlandish treasure tale involved ...

Indonesia's government has asked a court to ban Jemaah Anshorut Daulah, a militant network linked to the Islamic State group, hoping to strangle its funding and support...

China's leaders order an investigation after violations by a rabies vaccine maker prompts public outcry...

Activists have criticized a six-month prison sentence given to a 15-year-old Indonesian girl who had an abortion after being raped by her brother...

A 15-year-old Indonesian girl who was raped by her brother has been sentenced to six months in prison for having an abortion...

Macau authorities have taken in more than 500 greyhounds abandoned upon the closure Saturday of Asia's only legal dog-racing track...

A Vietnamese court has convicted an American man of disturbing public order after he took part in a rare protest and ordered him deported...

A Filipino radio commentator has been killed by unidentified gunmen as he was leaving for work in a country with an alarming record of killings of journalists...

A South Korean court has sentenced jailed former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws...

Indonesian police have killed 11 suspected petty criminals and shot dozens more in a heavy-handed campaign to free Jakarta of street crime before next month's Asian Games...