News: Asia

Opponents of the Thai government poured buckets of their own blood at the gates of the prime minister's office on Tuesday to

Suspected militants open fire in a market in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least three people, officials say.

The Vietnamese teenagers hooked on online gaming

The statement by China’s foreign minister on Tuesday shed little light on the fate of the dissident, who has not been seen by his family in over a year.

'We don't talk politics at home to avoid big fights'

Somali pirates have released a chemical tanker and its North Korean crew of 28, maritime officials say.

The Taiwanese authorities offer a cash prize for a new slogan to boost the island's falling birth rate.

The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.

Comments by China's foreign minister shed no light on the location of missing human rights lawyer Gao Xhisheng.

Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least three people in north-western Pakistan, officials say.

England win the first Test against Bangladesh by 181 runs in Chittagong after a spirited display by the hosts on a tense final day.

Pakistani police say they have found a big cache of ammunition and 1,500 kg pf explosives during a raid in the city of Lahore.

Mining firm Rio Tinto says China's demand for iron ore, copper and coal will increase dramatically during the next 15 years.

The five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been found safe and well, the British High Commissioner says.

There has been an exchange of gunfire between security forces and two people near the Indian space agency in Bangalore.

Protesters continued to occupy the streets in Bangkok, but there were signs that crowds were thinning out.

Police in India say they have recovered a huge amount of explosives which was being "used by Maoist rebels".

Thailand's anti-government protesters donate blood in a ritual curse, as anti-government protests enter third day.

Graeme Swann makes a crucial double breakthrough for England as they close on victory in the first Test against Bangladesh.

A state of disaster is declared in parts of Fiji, as Cyclone Tomas batters the north and east of the country.