Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot.

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone, home to the US embassy, yesterday, the fifth such attack in 10 days, security sources inside the high-security

Iran test-fired a “new generation” of cruise missiles yesterday, the navy said, in the first such military exercises since 19 sailors were killed last

A mortar bomb blast inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan yesterday killed at least nine students, police said. “As per initial

An Atlanta police officer was charged on Wednesday with murder for the shooting death last week of Rayshard Brooks in a fast-food parking lot,

The UN General Assembly elected on Wednesday four new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with Canada losing out again. India,

Malaysia is considering a plan to send nearly 300 Rohingya Muslim refugees detained after arriving on a damaged boat back out to sea once the ship has been fixed,

The novel coronavirus is twice as infectious within households than similar diseases such as SARS, with a substantial number of additional infections spreading before a COVID-19 sufferer shows any symptoms, according to modelling released yesterday.

Four people have been killed in a shelling by the Indian army along the de facto India-Pakistan border in Kashmir, the Pakistan military and local officials has said.

The upper house of Nepal’s parliament yesterday approved a new map of the country including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours.

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said the US president is unfit for office, according to interview excerpts released yesterday after portions of the top aide’s upcoming book revealed a withering portrayal of his ex-boss.

More than one percent of the world’s population - a record 80 million people - have now been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, the UN said yesterday.

The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours.

The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down. But its occupant, President Donald Trump, appears to be more isolated than ever.

Nearly 80 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, marking a near-doubling of global displacement in a decade, the UN said Thursday.

Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities of Kuwait, said its Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh, terming the country’s security a “red line”, reported Kuwait Times on Wednesday.

Combatting human trafficking is one of the top priorities of Kuwait, said its Interior Minister Anas Al-Saleh, terming the country’s security a “red line”, reported Kuwait Times on Wednesday.

With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I, according to a

India was expected to register a comfortable victory in the Security Council elections that will bring the country to the UN high-table as a non-

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to prevent publication of former national security advisor John Bolton’s book, which is