A Thai activist opposed to the military's role in politics says he was assaulted by a group of unknown men, in the latest in a series of such attacks...

In a country considered among the safest in the world, a deadly knife attack near Tokyo on a group of schoolgirls has shocked Japanese parents and officials and raised concerns over the safety of chil...

A group of Thai musicians is living in Laos in daily fear of abduction and murder by people they believe want to eliminate them for songs seen as disrespectful toward the monarchy...

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is wooing Japan for aid, trade and investment in a visit that highlights cordial bilateral relations with the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...

UN report reveals rights abuses behind thriving markets in North Korea...

Authorities say 16 people, including elementary school children, have been stabbed in an attack in Kawasaki, outside of Tokyo...

Police say seven people have died in election violence in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last ...

Security forces have retaken control of a prison in western Indonesia following a riot...

There have been chaotic scenes at Hong Kong's legislative assembly as lawmakers for and against controversial amendments to the territory's extradition clashed over access to the chamber...