World / Asia

Nepal: Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah won a dramatic parliamentary contest on Saturday, defeating veteran leader KP Sharma Oli in the former prime minister's...

Manila: Philippines will shift to a four-day work week with fuel prices set to rocket up amid the geopolitical tension in the Middle...

Jakarta: Indonesia said Friday it would ban social media access for children under 16, citing threats fromcyber-bullying, online fraud and internet addiction. "Accounts...

Doha, Qatar: Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said that at around midday today, March 5, 2026, drone attacks were carried out against its country from...

Beijing: Chinese shipping giant Cosco, which operates one of the world's biggest oil tanker fleets, announced it was suspending services to and from...

Washington: The US Department of State announced Wednesday that it has ordered non-emergency embassy and consulate staff and their families to leave Pakistan...

Doha, Qatar: In light of the evolving situation in the Middle East, the Nepal Embassy has urged its nationals currently in Qatar to...

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration & Emigration has announced a temporary measure to assist passengers affected by the cancellation of Middle East–bound...

UPDATE: 4:45PM - Al Jazeera previously reported that Pakistan had temporarily closed its airspace. It clarified thatPakistan said 'no restrictions' on airspace. Correction:...

New Delhi, India: India and Canada on Monday reached a string of agreements, including on critical mineral cooperation and a "landmark" uranium supply...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's labor force participation rate stood at 70.8 percent in 2025, with the unemployment rate falling to 3 percent from 3.3...

Kabul: The Afghan government has affirmed its readiness to engage in dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the ongoing conflict between the two countries,...

Seoul: Google Maps could soon work properly in South Korea after Seoul agreed Friday to share data with the popular app, but restrictions...

Manila: A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Thursday evening, sending a billowing plume of ash about 2,500 metres (1.5 miles) into...

Tokyo: All he wanted was to move his robot vacuum cleaner around with a PlayStation controller. But programmer Sammy Azdoufal claims he unwittingly...

Tokyo: A 22-meter robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator...

Tokyo, Japan: The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday. A total...

Colombo: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, HE Vijitha Herath, met on...