An amphibious plane crashed into a highway bridge on the edge of the Chinese commercial hub Shanghai yesterday,

A fire ripped through a bus carrying tourists from China in Taiwan yesterday, killing all 26 on board in the worst road

Suspected Maoist rebels have killed 10 paramilitary commandos in eastern India after ambushing their convoy and

North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles yesterday, in further defiance of the international community and in

A man was tortured to death in Pakistan for an affair with a married woman, police said yesterday, a rare case of a male

China is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, the government said yesterday, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway.

Myanmar's de facto premier Aung San Suu Kyi held landmark talks with senior rebel leaders yesterday, as she strives to

The brother of a murdered Pakistani celebrity yesterday said he is "not embarrassed" to have killed her, as Qandeel Baloch's death reignited polarising calls for action against the "epidemic" of honour killings.

Pakistan was humiliated on the world stage on Wednesday after it attempted to crank up international pressure on India on the Kashmir

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain attaches importance to increase interaction with Bangladesh in order to “resolve any differences” between the two countries.

A militant who masterminded a deadly attack on a Pakistani school in 2014 has been killed in a US-led air strike, US

A tropical storm in China has left 21 people dead and 13 missing, reports said yesterday, after it lashed Taiwan with typhoon-

Myanmar's minister for religion yesterday warned ultra-nationalist monks to avoid hate speech, in a rare government

Japan's ancient monarchy was in tumult yesterday, with the imperial household insisting its ageing emperor had no

Continuing to hit back hard at Pakistan, India again asserted yesterday that its neighbour is fanning discontent in

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left from Dhaka this morning for Mongolia to attend the two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit to be held at Ulaanbaatar on July 15-16.

Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of World War Two, intends to

India's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the government's imposition of direct rule in a remote northeastern state

Nepali opposition lawmakers yesterday filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli after

Japan's Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate in favour of his eldest son within a few years, Japanese media reported