There was growing astonishment in the Philippines after the Philippine Congress decided to almost eliminate the budget of the country's Commission on Human Rights. The public body - which has done much to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte's controv...

The Lands Department has promised to do more to clamp down on the illegal use of government land. It says it'll focus on more serious cases of abuse, and set specific target dates to deal with them. The promise comes after the Ombudsman criticised the ...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam has dismissed suggestions that her government is trying to suppress freedom of expression at local universities. The recent appearance of banners at university campuses advocating Hong Kong independence; and one mocking the E...

North Korea has "categorically" rejected a UN Security Council resolution imposing new sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs. Ambassador Han Tae Song lashed out at the United States during a plenary session of the UN's Conference on Disarmame...

A weakened Hurricane Irma swept up the Florida coast on Monday, toppling cranes, swallowing streets and leaving millions without power. While southwest Florida bore the brunt of Irma, the eastern coastlines of Miami and the barrier island of Miami Beac...

The number of young people committing suicide has continued to increase, data analysis by a suicide prevention centre shows. The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention estimates that the suicide rate for people aged between 15...

The government has been urged to raise the retirement age of all existing general civil servants to 65 after an official population survey showed the territory's workforce will shrink after hitting a peak in 2042. The government raised the retirement a...