Nepal's parliament Wednesday criminalised an ancient Hindu practice that banishes women from the home during

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) yesterday imposed an interim ban on use of non-biodegradable plastic bags which

Bangladesh ranks 10th among countries where more than 45 million people globally are living in modern slavery. In Bangladesh, 1,531,300 people are living in modern slavery, according to Global Slavery Index 2016. According to the index, which ranks 167 countries, half the population of modern slaves are in five countries -- India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.

Three rebels and one civilian were killed in violence in Indian Kashmir yesterday, police said, two days after soldiers

While the nation is commemorating the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif began a rally yesterday in a defiant show of political power after a Supreme Court

China yesterday evacuated nearly 60,000 people in its mountainous southwest after a strong earthquake killed at least 19, rattling a

Cambodia's government is putting more money into its emergency rice fund, despite farmers' lack of inclination to borrow.

Zhao Yuedong, a 39-year-old villager from China's Liaoning province, becomes a hero to a leukemia patient in the US city of Los Angeles when he became the first international bone marrow donor from Shenyang.

Despite concerns about his security, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is adamant that he will leave for Lahore via the historic Grand Trunk (GT) Road.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled southwest China late yesterday, killing at least five people, with up to 100 feared dead, according

North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, the Washington Post reported yesterday, a major

A landslide triggered by heavy rain killed at least 24 people in China's mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan yesterday, state

China will pay the biggest price from the new UN sanctions against North Korea because of its close economic relationship with the

An earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude strikes China's remote and mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan, the US Geological Survey says, causing some damage to buildings in a tourist resort but no immediate reports of mass casualties.

A landslide in southwestern China kills 23 people, the provincial government says, as heavy rain hits large parts of the country.

Myanmar rejects allegations of crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during a crackdown against Rohingya Muslims last year, accusing the United Nations of making exaggerated claims in its report on the issue.

Insurgents attacked a village in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pul, killing as many as 50 people, including women and children, officials say.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers ended an impasse yesterday over how to address disputes with China in the South China Sea, issuing a communique that called for militarisation to be avoided and noting concern about island-building.

The United States and China piled pressure on North Korea yesterday to abandon its nuclear missile programme after the UN Security Council approved tough sanctions which could cost Pyongyang $1 billion a year.