Nearly seven years after the Myanmar military killed thousands of Muslim Rohingyas, in what the UN called "textbook ethnic cleansing", it wants their help.

The opposition in Myanmar has claimed a rare mass drone attack on the country's embattled junta government in the heavily guarded capital, Nay Pyi Taw.

Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island's eastern coast, killing at least nine and injuring more than 800.

A small, uninhabited island that is part of Sri Lanka has sparked a political row in India weeks before general elections kick off.

The Indian government has so far rescued 250 citizens in Cambodia who were forced to run online scams.

A gangster-turned-politician has died of cardiac arrest in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, authorities said on Thursday.

China has announced it will remove significant tariffs on Australian wine in another key sign of improving relations between the two countries.

Thailand has taken a historic step closer to marriage equality after the lower house passed a bill giving legal recognition to same-sex marriage.

China has hit back at accusations from the US and UK that it is behind a state hacking operation targeting millions of people in Western countries.