The death toll from Covid-19 surpasses half a million people according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in some countries even as other regions are still grappling with the first wave.

US President Donald Trump yesterday denied he had been briefed on intelligence that reportedly showed Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan.

Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people yesterday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government.

Pandemic or not, home-based learning (HBL) is set to become routine in Singapore, with schools setting aside several days every month for online learning.

British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president’s use of their song “You Can’t

A high-profile Egyptian belly-dancer, Sama el-Masry, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,500) on

China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state media reported.

International relations analysts have called for a move to strengthen South Asian integration for the sake of improving the lives of its huge population, and ensure human rights and protection of the environment.

Two people are killed and at least four people were in fair condition at a hospital Saturday after a man drove into a distribution center and started shooting at people.

Global coronavirus cases exceed 10 million according to a Reuters tally, marking a major milestone in the spread of the respiratory disease that has so far killed almost half a million people in seven months.

Facebook Inc shares have shed 8.3%, weighing the most on the S&P 500, after Unilever PLC and Verizon Communications Inc joined an advertising boycott that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms.

Two Kuwaiti lawmakers have been accused of money laundering and aiding and abetting Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, who is now in custody on charges of human trafficking and money laundering, prosecution investigation revealed, Gulf News has reported.

Russia-based hackers are stepping up ransomware attacks against major US firms seeking to cripple computer networks if their demands for

The Nepal government has expedited the process of construction of the Darchula-Tinkar Road, also known as Mahakali corridor, near the India-Nepal border adjoining Pithoragarh amid a territorial dispute with its giant neighbour, India.

A recent Indian television show calling for economic disengagement with China was sponsored by Chinese mobile phone firms - an irony that perhaps best captures the piquant situation India finds itself in today.

Outrage at the death of a father-son duo in the custody of Indian police earlier this week mounted yesterday, with thousands on social media comparing the incident to the death of George Floyd in the United States.

Two employees of Afghanistan’s human rights body were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul yesterday, the agency said.

Studies assessing the accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests had major shortcomings, an analysis released on Thursday found, indicating that existing research does not prove the tests can confirm with certainty whether people have been infected with the novel coronavirus.

Swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts have entered the outskirts of Delhi after being spotted in several parts of Haryana’s Gurugram district

The United States said Friday it was restricting visas for a number of Chinese officials, accusing them of infringing on the autonomy of Hong Kong.