Chinese authorities have demolished thousands of mosques in Xinjiang, an Australian think tank said yesterday, in the latest report of widespread human rights abuses in the restive region.

Celebrated singer S P Balasubrahmanyam died in a Chennai hospital after almost two months of treatment. He was 74. Balasubrahmanyam had been in hospital with Covid-19 complications since August 5.

China has expressed interest in the Teesta river management project, Zaheed Farooque, state minister for water resources, said today.

China is running hundreds of detention centres in northwest Xinjiang across a network that is much bigger than previously thought, according to research presented Thursday by an Australian think tank.

Foreign ministers of Saarc countries today held their annual informal meeting virtually, where India reiterated its commitment to the regional group to help combat Covid-19.

Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan, a businessman who spun his wealth from bottled water and vaccines, has usurped tech tycoon Jack Ma as China’s richest man, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows.

China and India have agreed to stop sending more troops to a Himalayan flashpoint along their contested border and to avoid any actions that might complicate the tense situation there, the two countries said on Tuesday.

Beijing yesterday hit back at a US move to ban imports from China’s northwestern Xinjiang region over claims of forced labour, bemoaning a “fabricated lie” it says is intended to hurt Chinese business.

Malaysian opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said he had “formidable” support from MPs to form a new government, but the prime minister insisted he remained the country’s legitimate leader.

China's foreign ministry today said foreigners with valid residence permits can enter the country without needing to re-apply for visas from September 28.

Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 35, a senior government official said today.

India and China have agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontline in Ladakh and refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground.

India cannot meet China half way in the disengagement process as the country has to maintain troops for the protection of territory, an official source said, as the sixth round of Corps Commander-level talks began yesterday, aimed at ending the five-month-long standoff along the disputed boundary in Ladakh.

Bahrain’s move to establish ties with Israel was not directed against any entity or power but aimed to bring about a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has said.

Lebanon’s army has said it found 1.3 tonnes of fireworks during a search of Beirut port, which was devastated last month in a huge blast that was blamed on a large quantity of chemicals kept in poor condition.

Thousands of protesters in Thailand’s capital have demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, with many also demanding reforms to the powerful monarchy.

A Kuwait court has rejected Laxmipur-2 lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul’s plea for release and decided to postpone the trial of the accused in the case until October 1 after the hearing of a case accusing him of human trafficking, money laundering, bribing and threatening the state security.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wished Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his birthday yesterday. “Wishing PM Narendra Modi ji a happy birthday,” tweeted the Congress MP as PM Modi turned 70.

Two Palestinian travel bloggers are promoting local Palestinian tourism in the West Bank as an act of defiance against Israeli occupation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended her heartiest congratulations to the new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.