Uzbekistan said Wednesday it hoped to simplify border crossings with more of its Central Asian neighbours, as the region's five ex-Soviet states seek warmer ties after three decades of disputes.

A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 ...

Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi warned on Wednesday of a "proportionate" response from Tehran if a Western-backed resolution critical of Iran is passed at the International Atomic Energy Agency.

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Wednesday welcomed Iran's "concrete step" on agreeing to cap its stockpile of highly enriched uranium after Tehran implemented preparatory steps to stop ...

US envoy Amos Hochstein, speaking from Beirut, said he would travel to Israel later on Wednesday as he seeks a truce in the Israel-Hezbollah war.

Talkative and commandeering as he testified in court Wednesday, Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai still seemed like a man used to being in charge despite spending most of the last four years in jail.

A Myanmar ethnic armed group has arrested more than 760 Chinese citizens suspected of being involved in online scams and handed them over to China, its spokesperson said on Wednesday.

South Korea's border island Ganghwa is being bombarded nightly with blood-curdling sounds, part of a new campaign by the nuclear-armed North that is driving residents to despair.

Nvidia, the most valuable company in history, releases its third-quarter earnings report after the market close on Wednesday.

China has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report found Wednesday, after charting a "resurgence" in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding.

The only certainty about this year's World Rally Championship, which reaches its conclusion in Japan this weekend, is that a Hyundai driver will take the title but whether that is Thierry Neuville or ...

Mountain rescue teams are searching for two Belarusian sisters who have been missing since Monday after going climbing in central Turkey, the Belarussian embassy said Wednesday.