A Japanese cartoon pirate flag has been raised across Indonesia as a sign of growing frustration with the government.

India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15, commemorating the nation's freedom from British colonial rule in 1947.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbor if there are future attacks on India as he marked 78 years of independence from British colonial rule. Modi’s ...

A leading Asia-based rights group has condemned the ongoing violence in the Philippines against rights defenders after two ...

On 79th Independence Day, several diplomatic missions across the globe organised a series of vibrant events reflecting the ...

A diver had an amazing encounter with a dugong while exploring the seabed off Calauit Island in Palawan, Philippines. The images show the diver, Sephia Jasmine, swimming alongside the docile marine ...

Independence Day honours sacrifice but also invites reflection on the deep wounds of colonialism, rooted in racism, ...

Under a bright sun Friday, Bay Area officials, Korean and U.S. diplomats and cultural performers in bright, billowing hanbok ...

Japanese forces held about 200,000 women from Korea, China, Burma, New Guinea, and the Philippines captive and subjected them to one of the largest organised systems of sexual violence in modern ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...

MANILA – Every August, the country commemorates the life and accomplishments of the Philippines' first Commonwealth President and the “Father of the National Language,” Manuel Luis Quezon, who dared ...

In celebration of LG’s 12 years of OLED excellence, the brand partnered with digital artist Isaiah Cacnio for the “Fragments” ...