Security forces have retaken control of a prison in western Indonesia following a riot...

There have been chaotic scenes at Hong Kong's legislative assembly as lawmakers for and against controversial amendments to the territory's extradition clashed over access to the chamber...

Chinese prosecutors have indicted former Interpol president Meng Hongwei on charges of accepting bribes...

A Chinese court has held an appeal hearing for a Canadian who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling in a case that has deepened a diplomatic rift...

Brunei's sultan says a moratorium on capital punishment is in effect for new Shariah criminal laws including stoning people for gay sex and adultery that sparked an outcry...

The last suspect held in the killing of the North Korea's leader half brother has been released from a Malaysian prison...

Six Chinese social media accounts have been shut down after they advocated support for a woman who has accused the founder of online shopping giant JD.com, Richard Liu, of rape in Minnesota...

A Polish tourist has been sentenced to five years prison in Indonesia for treason after meeting with Papuan independence supporters...

The widow and daughter of Korean Air chairman have appeared in a trial over charges that they unlawfully hired housekeepers from the Philippines...

A court in southern China has handed down sentences to at least six foreigners involved in a global methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian sentenced to death...