Polygamy, still practiced in some parts of Papua New Guinea, symbolized wealth and status in the country’s so-called “big man ...

Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, ...

With global treaties long delayed, Mekong residents are trying to prevent plastic waste from destroying their environment.

The deployment of a U.S. mid-range missile system in the Philippines and plans by Manila to acquire it are “completely ...

Myanmar’s junta chief has reiterated a call for insurgents battling to end military rule to make peace, saying his government ...

Ethnic minority insurgents captured a major military base in western Myanmar on Friday after months of fighting, the group ...

But smoothly navigating global rivalries in the current geopolitical scenario will be a daunting task, analysts said.

At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds injured, but medical experts and the government say the figure is likely to ...

Faced with the daunting task of reclaiming neighborhoods, beachfront properties and areas around mosques, repairs began quickly in sections of Indonesia and Thailand devastated by the deadly 2004 ...

China’s military is in possession of more than 600 operational nuclear warheads, according to a new report from the Pentagon, tripling its estimated arsenal in just four years. Beijing plans to ...

Myanmar’s junta appointed a new minister of defense, state-controlled media reported, in the wake of significant insurgent advances across the country that have put the military under unprecedented ...