The Pakistan Election Commission yesterday rejected requests to extend the polling time after political parties accused authorities of

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Arrests skyrocketed by more than 730 percent last year in China's far-western Xinjiang as the government ramped up a security

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday took notice of politicians' media talk and warned them of strict action. According to

Rescuers recover 26 bodies and hundreds remain missing after a dam collapse swamped several villages in southern Laos, as survivors question why they got little warning of the deluge.

The PPP concluds its election campaign without the active participation of Asif Ali Zardari.

An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said yesterday." 22,647 people

North Korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station, seen as the testing ground for its

China and Bhutan should work together to ensure peace along their border and keep pushing talks on the issue, a senior Chinese diplomat said during a rare visit to the country, following an ugly spat with India last year over the frontier.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has declined to be shifted to a hospital despite his health condition deteriorating in Adiala

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan has once again hit out at the cricket-turned-politician, accusing

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said attempts are being made to defame the judiciary and any harm caused to the institution can

Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is hoping to become Pakistan's prime minister after 20 years of being dismissed at the polls,

The run up to the Pakistan polls have been overshadowed by terrorist attacks, hundreds of arrests and accusations of widespread interference by the military. They have also seen a massive crackdown on the media and controversy over militant groups' electoral participation.

Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram takes to the social media platform Twitter to woo voters to support his former captain and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan.

The chief justice of Pakistan's Supreme Court appoints the first woman chief justice to Baluchistan province's highest court.

Eleven boys from a soccer team, who were rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, take their first steps today to be ordained as Buddhist novices in a ceremony steeped in tradition.

An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials says, with the weather agency now classifying the record-breaking weather as a "natural disaster."

Japanese officials issue new warnings as a deadly heatwave blankets the country, producing record high temperatures in Tokyo just two years before the city hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Married couples intending to break up will be allowed a 3-month "calm-down period" to save their marriage, according to a new measure under consideration of the China's top court.