Opposition parties in the Maldives yesterday agreed to field a joint candidate in September's presidential elections to challenge

Myanmar is not doing enough to tackle human trafficking, according to a US State Department report that downgraded its ranking to the worst tier.

The underwater search for 12 children and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand was halted as water levels rose amid relentless rainfall yesterday.

A man armed with a knife attacks students at the entrance to a primary school in Shanghai's central Xuhui district, killing two of the children, police say.

Many Singapore companies are still reluctant to hire persons with disabilities (PwDs). To help them overcome this, the Singapore government - working through SG Enable - provides technical and funding support to encourage the hiring of people with special needs.

Pakistan''s first visually impaired civil judge, Yousaf Saleem, takes oath at his office along with 20 other recently appointed judicial officers in Punjab.

Bangla is the second most spoken language of India after Hindi, says the latest Indian census conducted in 2011. The percentage of

North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, a monitor said yesterday, despite declaring a commitment

Chanting monks in orange robes prayed alongside distraught relatives outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children

Chinese President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis yesterday that China has no plans to create chaos in the world --

The death toll from floods and landslides in Vietnam rose to 15 yesterday with authorities warning the toll could go higher with more

The Taliban yesterday vowed to continue its bloody fight against the Afghan government and their foreign backers, brushing aside rising

US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China yesterday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher.

Thailand will hold a general election by May 5 next year, a deputy prime minister said yesterday, signalling the possibility of another

The summer heat took its toll on an IAF personnel who collapsed during the guard of honour ceremony organised at the Rashtrapati

Malaysian authorities have made the first arrest in a renewed probe into the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, remanding a

India and the Seychelles yesterday agreed to work jointly on developing a naval base at the Assumption Island in the Indian Ocean

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan on Sunday kicked off his election campaign by staging a major rally and promising

The two Koreas yesterday marked their war anniversary in a mood of detente, with Pyongyang dropping its customary anti-US rhetoric

A "sea change" is needed to achieve a global goal of ending child marriage by 2030, campaigners say ahead of a major meeting aimed at stopping the practice.