Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been acquitted in a surprise end to a politically-charged sodomy trial. The popular leader has called the trial a...
Malaysian police have clashed with thousands of protesters calling for an overhaul of the country's electoral system. Security forces fired tear gas and water cannon...
Crowds are gathering in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur, for a rally calling for freer elections. Police have set up barricades around a public square, and...
The UN-backed war crimes tribunal is scheduled to hand down its first ever highly anticipated verdict in its Khmer Rouge trial in Cambodia. Kaing Guek...
The South Korean government has ordered schools to end Saturday classes from next year. President Lee Myung-bak is hoping that the measure will give children...
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has pulled off a huge royal wedding. In a colourful Buddhist ceremony, broadcast live across the Himalayan nation, King...
North Korea is making final preparations for the funeral of its leader Kim Jong-il. The funeral, expected to gather hundreds of thousands of mourners, is...
As South Korea's population grows older, its government is preparing for a surge in diseases associated with ageing. Seoul is fighting a so-called war on...
