Colombo: Sri Lanka's parliament warned President Maithripala Sirisena not to scuttle a controversial investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, the...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's parliament warned President Maithripala Sirisena not to scuttle a controversial investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, the...
FUKUOKA, Japan: Group of 20 finance leaders said on Sunday that trade and geopolitical tensions have "intensified" but failed to express a pressing...
HONG KONG: Thousands of people were gathering in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects...
Almaty, Kazakhstan: Kazakhs went to the polls Sunday to elect their first new leader in 30 years following the departure of ex-president Nursultan...
Kolkata: Three supporters of India's ruling right-wing party and another from a rival regional party have been killed in a gun battle in...
Malé, Maldives: Indian leader Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a coastal radar system and military training centre in the Maldives on Saturday, as...
LUCKNOW, India: Retrieving the bodies of five foreign climbers from a notoriously dangerous Himalayan mountain by air isn't immediately possible because helicopters are...
Fukuoka, Japan: Top G20 finance officials agreed Saturday there was an urgent need to find a global system to tax internet giants like...
Manila: The Philippine government attacked United Nations human rights experts on Saturday for "unpardonable intrusions", after a call for an international investigation into...
New Delhi: A troop of monkeys died from suspected heatstroke in India as scorching temperatures that have lasted more than a week take...
Peshawar, Pakistan: Four soldiers were killed and another four were wounded by a roadside bomb blast in a tribal area of northwestern Pakistan...
Singapore, Trade tensions and high-tech rivalry between the US and China are having a "very negative influence" on the world economy, Australia's prime...
Srinagar, India, Two low-ranking police deserters were among four rebels killed overnight in a firefight with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, the police...
Beijing: China launched a space rocket from the sea for the first time on Wednesday, its space agency announced, the latest step in...
Jakarta: Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world's biggest...
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghan officials say a sticky bomb attached into a bus has detonated in the capital, Kabul, killing five people and wounding...
Bhopal: Neemuch town, known mostly for production and clandestine trade of opium, was stunned to find a teenager dying of a new addiction...
NEW DELHI: India warned of severe heat in northern and central areas on Monday, following similar extreme weather on Sunday. Of the 15...
