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.