The death toll in a landslide that buried a village in southwest China rose to 26 yesterday following the discovery of two more bodies, state media said. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said 25 people were still missing three days after the disaster which struck in Shuicheng

China yesterday expressed “deep concerns” over a US Navy warship sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a day after Beijing warned that it was ready for war if Taiwan moved toward independence.

North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles yesterday, South Korean officials said, its first missile test since its leader, Kim Jong Un, and US President Donald Trump agreed to revive denuclearisation talks last month.

Minister of External Affairs of India Dr S Jaishankar has reiterated India’s strong commitment to continue support to the BIMSTEC process.

Eleven people have died and 42 are missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide in China’s southwestern Guizhou province, the

China yesterday warned that it was ready for war if there was any move toward Taiwan’s independence, accusing the United States of undermining global stability and denouncing its arms sales to the self-ruled island.

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.

Former Chinese premier Li Peng -- known as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown -- has died aged 90, state broadcaster Xinhua said yesterday. The former chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee died of an

Former Chinese premier Li Peng -- known as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the Tiananmen Square crackdown -- has died aged 90, state broadcaster Xinhua says.

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media said yesterday, with five people still

Hong Kong actor Simon Yam was stabbed in the stomach while appearing on stage for a promotional event in southern China yesterday.

Pakistan on Friday said it has agreed with the country’s clergy to introduce reforms in madrassa religious schools to bring them in line

The Trump administration on Friday expressed doubts over Pakistan’s intentions in arresting terrorist Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of

In a relief to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday dismissed a

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed says the labour market in Malaysia is going to open as the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers will start from August.

An unknown assailant stabs Hong Kong actor Simon Yam during a promotional event in mainland China but Yam's injuries were not life-threatening, Chinese state media reported.

Many victims of an arson attack on a Japanese animation studio were young with bright futures, some joining only in April, the shaken company president says, as the death toll climbed to 34.

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media says, with five people still missing.

Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is going to commence Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight.

The man suspected of setting ablaze a beloved Japanese animation studio, killing 34 people, was raging about theft and witnesses and media reports he had a grudge against the company, as questions arise why such mass killings keep happening in the country.