The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has removed a social media post that featured a map of India showing the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as ...

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

As Japan grapples with overtourism, its close neighbour is only just beginning to enjoy a boom in visitors thanks to its food ...

The safest places on earth are now predominantly in the Gulf and East Asia. The UAE leads globally at 86.0. Qatar follows at ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If the Asia Pacific region is the growth engine for the global airline industry, then Southeast Asia could be considered the engine within the engine. Southeast Asian airlines have racked up massive ...

Business activity in the U.S. and a number of large economies across Europe and Asia picked up at the start of the year, with signs of a rebound in export orders as the global economy adjusts to the ...

Many around the country have been captivated by the Buddhist monks taking part in a 120+ day Walk for Peace across part of the United States. The group started their 2,300-mile journey in Fort Worth, ...

Wading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.Credit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Supported by By The New York ...

Padang, Indonesia — The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.

Heavy rainfall has unleashed deadly floods across Southeast Asia, damaging crops and stranding tourists, with more downpours expected into early next week. Flooding in southern Thailand has killed at ...

The commander of U.S. Forces Korea is urging military planners to rethink how they view East Asia — literally — by rotating the map. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson argues that turning a regional map 90 ...