Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen has opined  that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee clearly has the ability to become India’s prime minister.

A beloved Hong Kong radio host dubbed the “world’s most durable DJ” by Guinness World Records has died aged 98 after more than seven decades on the air.

A mother and her toddler were among five people killed in a military air strike in Myanmar’s east, Karen rebels and an aid group said yesterday.

China’s health authorities yesterday reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since it loosened its virus restrictions in early December.

China's health authorities reported on Saturday almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in just over a month, the first major death toll released by the government since it loosened its virus restrictions in early December..China has been widely accused of underreporting its number of coronavir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday virtually flagged off the world’s longest river cruise that will travel through India and Bangladesh, offering tourists a unique opportunity to experience the art, culture, history, and spirituality of both countries.

A Boeing 737 MAX took off from southern China yesterday, the first domestic flight using the aircraft model since March 2019 when it was grounded after two deadly crashes.

Bankrupt Sri Lanka will drastically slash its military, the defence ministry said yesterday, as the government works to overhaul its shambolic finances after an unprecedented economic crisis.

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed hope that diplomatic ties between Tehran and Riyadh could be restored through dialogue between the two regional arch-rivals, as he visited Lebanon on Friday.

The death toll of a suicide bombing near the foreign ministry in the Afghan capital this week has risen to 10, the United Nations mission said on Friday.

Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.

Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean this year, a top government spokesman said today.

The United States and Japan have announced stepped-up security cooperation in the face of shared worries about China, and Washington strongly endorsed a major military buildup Tokyo announced last month.

The International Monetary Fund and other lending bodies had asked Sri Lanka not to print more money, and thus the government was finding it impossible to conduct the most basic functions, said the country's Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane.

Bangladesh has shown interest in importing ethanol from India, India's Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

Newsrooms around the world are hoping to win back audiences by producing more solutions-oriented stories and better climate coverage, according to an annual forecast of challenges and opportunities for the media.

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the World’s Longest River Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, and inaugurate a Tent City at Varanasi on 13 January at 10.30 am via video conferencing.

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi vowed on Wednesday that Indonesia, as the ASEAN chair for 2023, would not allow the democratic crisis in Myanmar to stymie the bloc’s work toward enhanced unity in the region.

At least 20 people were killed as a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the foreign ministry in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul yesterday, according to an information ministry official.

Beijing yesterday said it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed travel curbs on visitors from China.