A court in Pakistan on Wednesday remanded to custody Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding a four-day attack on India’s financial capital in 2008, after a hearing following his arrest last week on terrorism financing charges, his lawyer said. Saeed’s arrest came just ahead of a visit to

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday he would meet with the Taliban after returning to his country, as part of efforts to end

Sri Lanka’s parliament has blocked a visiting UN human rights expert from meeting with judges hearing war crimes cases, citing fears of foreign interference in the judicial system.

Despite Myanmar’s repeated claims that it is ready for Rohingya repatriation, satellite images show no sign of reconstruction of villages destroyed during a 2017 military-led crackdown, even worse, destruction of residential buildings has continued in the state.

India’s Supreme Court yesterday gave authorities in a northeastern state an extra month to complete a citizenship list to identify illegal immigrants in an exercise that has stoked concern for millions of people, most of them Muslim.

US President Donald Trump makes a startling claim that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sought his help on the Kashmir issue, a claim promptly denied by India.

India yesterday launched a rocket into space in an attempt to safely land a rover on the moon, its most ambitious mission yet in the effort to establish itself as a low-cost space power.

Severe floods and lightning have claimed the lives of more than 650 people across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, officials said yesterday as the annual monsoon took its toll on the rain-fed region.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets the family members of the victims of a violent clash over a land dispute in an Uttar Pradesh village and empathises with them.

More than 300 people died in the Kashmir region claimed by India and Pakistan in the first half of the year, according to previously unreported data - one of the deadliest periods in the disputed territory’s recent history.

Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency arrested former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi yesterday, drawing a furious response from opposition parties, which accused the government of trying to silence its opponents.

The International Court of Justice, the top United Nations Court, on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan had violated international law by denying consular access to Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.

A Myanmar judge yesterday charged filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi for Facebook posts he made about the powerful military, meaning he will stand trial despite concern over his health and an outcry from human rights groups.

India yesterday demanded that Pakistan release an alleged spy after the International Court of Justice called for a review of a death sentence against him.

India will make a new bid to launch a landmark mission to the Moon on Monday, a week after aborting lift-off at the last minute because of a fuel leak, officials said.

India and Pakistan declared victory after the International Court of Justice late Wednesday ordered Islamabad to review the death sentence of former Indian navy officer Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav.

India’s second unmanned mission to the moon, which was halted from launch three days ago due to a technical snag, will now take off on July 22, the Indian Space Research Organization says.

The Taliban have shut down dozens of health facilities run by a Swedish aid group in a move affecting thousands of people, especially women and children, the agency said yesterday.

Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claimed more lives yesterday, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters.

Sri Lankans would have the opportunity to appoint a new government within five months and they should ensure that a government of humane, patriotic and clean politicians would be elected, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Tuesday at Nuwara Eliya.