A Japanese court has acquitted three former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company of professional negligence in the Fukushima disaster of 2011. This was the only criminal case to arise from the crisis, when an earthquake and giant tsunami caus...

In a unprecedented move, the Jockey Club cancelled Wednesday's race meeting at Happy Valley, citing security concerns. Anti-government protesters earlier threatened to target a horse co-owned by pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho that was due to run during...

Israelis are facing fresh political deadlock after their second general election in five months. Exit polls suggest that neither the Likud Party of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, nor the Blue and White centrist alliance of his main rival, Benn...

Rush-hour commuters on a Hung Hom-bound MTR East Rail train had a lucky escape on Tuesday morning - after their train derailed close to the busy interchange station. A total of eight people were hurt, none of them seriously. Officials have promised a t...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says dialogue sessions her government is planning to hold with people from "all walks of life" are not just a gimmick, and officials are committed to reaching out to the community amid the ongoing anti-government protests. Sh...

The plot has thickened in the Taiwan presidential race. Tycoon Terry Gou dropped a bombshell late on Monday night, saying he won't run in next year's election. And then, former Taiwan vice president Annette Lu - who served under former president Chen S...

Hong Kong’s biggest police association says officers should consider firing live rounds if they’re targeted with Molotov cocktails during anti-government protests. The Junior Police Officers' Association made the suggestion in a statement issued on Mon...