The beginning of the end for Malaysia’s Najib Razak

Will Najib's trial create a precedent for fighting corruption and holding the powerful accountable?

Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif is out of jail. But how did he end up there?

Nawaz Sharif is the only Pakistani leader to have become the prime minister of the country three times. He has been previously removed from office by the presidency, a military coup and an accountability court. Can he come back again?

China can withstand the US-imposed trade war, experts say

Beijing has built strong defences to "cushion" the shock of US-led economic aggression, but the confrontation can throw emerging economies into disarray.

Landslide buries villages, killing at least 15 people in Philippines

Officials fear more deaths, including two who sent text messages seeking help, in the collapse that buried about 30 houses in two villages after daybreak in central Cebu province.

Malaysia's ex-PM hit with fresh charges linked to 1MDB scandal

Najib Razak was charged with four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering millions of dollars of a state investment fund which he set up in 2009. Najib pleaded not guilty to all 25 charges.

Will India's order banning 'triple talaaq' really protect Muslim women?

Is the Indian government's executive order to criminalise oral divorce a progressive move to deliver justice to Muslim women, or will it just end up criminalising Muslim men?

Two Koreas' leaders visit sacred peak in show of unity

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Mount Paektu, considered sacred by Koreans, on the last day of Moon's visit for summit talks on the nuclear standoff and other inter-Korean affairs.

Koreas summit kick-starts stalled nuclear talks with US

While both sides appear eager to being negotiations, they suspect each others' intentions considering their long acrimonious history.

Shia Muslims mark Ashura with mourning processions and self-flagellation

Shia Muslims observe the 9th and 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Lunar calendar, as special days of mourning over the killing of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, during the battle of Karbala, Iraq in the seventh century.

Pakistan court orders release of ex-PM Sharif and his daughter from prison

Reports said the court suspended the 10-year sentence for Sharif and the seven-year term given to his daughter Maryam Nawaz over corrupt practices linked to his family's ownership of upscale London flats.

Chinese premier slams 'unilateralism' in trade disputes

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says "unilateralism" does not offer solutions, a day after US and China swapped tit-for-tat trade tariffs, adding further, Beijing will not use yuan depreciation to boost exports.

N Korea may dismantle nuke facility if US takes reciprocal action — Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says Pyongyang has agreed to "permanently dismantle" Nyongbyon nuclear facility if there are corresponding measures from the US, after a summit with the North's Kim Jong-un, a development hailed by Trump.