More than two thousand volunteers hit the beach on an outlying island of Hong Kong for a mass rubbish clean up yesterday as

Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan's party yesterday vowed to oust the country's "corrupt" rulers, as the nuclear-

Pakistan says it will hold parliamentary and provincial assembly elections on July 25.

The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates die of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt.

Pakistan's army has summoned the ex-head of the intelligence agency, accusing him of violating the military code of conduct over a

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed four years in office yesterday, his government received a massive thumbs up in a mega

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives 'Doctor of Literature (DLitt)' degree from Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal.

US President Donald Trump's cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens further strain on US-China ties amid a trade dispute that had been intertwined with Beijing's pressure on isolated Pyongyang.

An Indian woman who was bitten by a snake in her sleep and unknowingly breastfed poisoned milk to her daughter has died along with the child, police say.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Santiniketan and discusses a range of bilateral issues including security and politics.

China has found no clues to determine what caused a US government employee to suffer a brain trauma after experiencing unusual sounds, the foreign ministry said yesterday.

Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday China's constitution protects human rights after he was asked about Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Liu Xiaobo, with concern growing that Beijing will not allow her to leave the country.

North Korea dismantles its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony says, in a planned move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the US.

Mount Everest's Hillary Step -- a rocky outcrop just below the summit -- is now a slope, say climbers who recently returned from the

The US embassy in China issued a health alert yesterday after a US government employee experienced an "abnormal" sound and suffered

Ninety-two-year-old Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held his first cabinet meeting yesterday as officials widen a probe

After days of high drama and power-broking, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy yesterday took oath as Karnataka's 24th chief minister,

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) in Japan has successfully demonstrated the world's first 100Gbps wireless transmission, using a new technology that already surpasses the upcoming 5G standard. But this new tech, called Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) multiplexing, isn't likely to roll out on a large scale before 2030.

The government of ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak deceived parliament over the finances of state fund 1MDB and suppressed an investigation by intimidating and purging anti-corruption agents, officials say.

The death toll from an outbreak of the rare Nipah virus in southern India jumped to 10 yesterday with more than 90 people quarantined