British actor Patrick Stewart died Wednesday at 86....

A Hong Kong court sentenced a triad-linked teenager to eight years in prison on Oct. 29 for throwing acid on a Singaporean tourist in return for a promised HK$10,000 (US$1,270)....

Thailand has stripped Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, a leader of its Jewish community, of his citizenship, saying he kept using his U.S. nationality after being naturalized....

Singapore will pilot the use of photovoltaic roof tiles at state-owned heritage buildings to expand solar power generation while preserving traditional architecture....

South Korean actor Yoon Dae-yeol shut off two gas cylinders after a restaurant explosion in Incheon, west of Seoul, preventing further damage, police said....

Hope Foundation and its partners have completed 11 school toilet facilities in Song Ma, Son La Province, replacing makeshift facilities used for more than 20 years....

Dozens of adorable newborn seal pups have been pictured snuggling up close to their mothers on Horsey beach in Norfolk, as the RSPCA reminds people to observe them 'from a distance'....

Full credit to Andy Burnham for keeping a straight face yesterday as he claimed to be working 'flat out' to reduce the benefits bill...

London Zoo, nestled in Regent's Park, transforms into a family-friendly Halloween wonderland each October....

An ancient manuscript, written by a non-Christian historian nearly 2,000 years ago, may hold a written account of Jesus rising from the dead after the crucifixion....