MADRID - Spain’s former Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with the bailout of a small airline, a court said on Tuesday.

KINSHASA - The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the “scale and speed” of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has killed an estimated 131 people.

SHENZHEN — The Philippines is likely to be involved in any conflict over Taiwan because of its proximity and the nearly 200,000 Filipinos working there, President Ferdinand Marcos Junior told Japanese media on Monday, ahead of a state visit to ...

The cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.

A 700-kilogramme albino buffalo has become an unlikely social media sensation in Bangladesh after being nicknamed “Donald Trump” for its golden-coloured head hair and pale pink colouring.