A disaster was narrowly averted in eastern India Saturday after a runaway train carrying up to 1,000 passengers rolled with speed for several miles before being brought to an emergency stop by railway staff.

The Chinese government has reacted warily to the establishment of a new Japanese amphibious special unit, designed to repel invasions on Japan's remote islands.

A 16-year-old competing in her first Commonwealth Games has won India's first-ever gold medal in her shooting event, despite only picking up a pistol for the first time two years ago.

The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, a sign that planning for the highly anticipated meeting is progressing, several administration officials familiar with the discussions t...

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was released from jail Saturday after a court granted him bail while he appeals a prison sentence he received two days earlier for poaching in a case that has riveted India.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced the dissolution of parliament on Friday, officially kicking off election season in the country.

Isao Takahata, the legendary Japanese anime movie director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement released by the studio on Friday.

The extraordinary story of a married Chinese couple reuniting with their daughter nearly 24 years after she went missing has captured the hearts of millions across China.

Indonesian authorities have declared a state of "emergency response" over an oil spill off the Southeast Asian country's coast as it continues to spread, causing environmental and economic damage.

Authorities in Thailand seized hundred of kilograms of crystal methamphetamine Tuesday in the largest haul of its type in the country's history.

The US should take notice of China and Russia's increasingly close military ties, a top Chinese official said Tuesday.

Judges on the popular UK television show 'Masterchef' have sparked an international incident after they criticized a Malaysian-born contestant's chicken rendang curry for not being "crispy."

China is firing back in the escalating trade tensions with the United States, announcing plans for heavy new tariffs on dozens more US goods including aircraft, soybeans and autos.

The Indian government is shelving a rule to punish journalists for publishing "fake news" just 48 hours after its introduction.

Is an anti-fake news law proposed in Malaysia really designed to protect the country's citizens, or is it just a way for the government to clamp down on the media and stifle free speech?

President Trump is imposing tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports to the US, heightening fears about a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. CNNMoney's Vanessa Yurkevich explains what your life could look like if Chinese products get more expensive.

Indian-administered Kashmir is again in the grip of deadly violence, following a series of raids by Indian security forces against militant groups Sunday.

At his studio in Beijing, artist Zhang Xiaodong layers hundreds of sheets of thin paper on top of one another until they form a complete and impeccable image. When the chapters of his elaborate books are unfolded, the pages move like the bellows of an accordion.

It was a fiery end to what was once one of China's highest-profile space projects.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju, clapped and waved Sunday as he attended a rare concert of South Korean singers and performers in Pyongyang.