Hong Kong yesterday dismissed US criticism of its human rights practices, saying the Asian financial hub was “firmly committed” to

Pakistan’s parliament passed a new law against child abuse on Wednesday, two years after the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl that shocked the country.

The Indian Supreme Court yesterday told the Uttar Pradesh government that as of now, there was no law that could back their action of putting up roadside posters of those accused of vandalism during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow.

An air strike killed 26 fighters of Iraqi paramilitary group Hashed al-Shaabi in eastern Syria after a deadly attack on US-led coalition troops in Iraq, a war monitor said yesterday.

Disgraced Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak’s corruption trial was halted yesterday after his defence team were reportedly ordered to self-quarantine over fears about the coronavirus.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are in self-isolation after she came down with flu-like symptoms and was tested for the new coronavirus, according to an official statement on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump says he is not concerned about being exposed to the coronavirus after dining with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose press aide tested positive.

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel of citizens and residents and halted flights with several states due to coronavirus fears, state news agency SPA says citing an official source at Interior Ministry.

One British and two American personnel have been killed and about a dozen people were wounded when 18 small rockets hit Iraq’s Taji military camp north of Baghdad, US officials told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor says.

President Donald Trump announces the United States would ban all travel from Europe for 30 days to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin extended an olive branch to the leader he recently replaced, veteran politician

Kenya’s only female white giraffe and her calf have been killed by poachers, conservationists said Tuesday, in a major blow for the

India ramped up travel restrictions and closed a border with neighbouring Myanmar to counter the coronavirus outbreak, as countries across South Asia reported a rise in cases yesterday.

The Taliban yesterday rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to release 1,500 insurgent prisoners ahead of peace talks, saying it wanted 5,000 captives freed before opening negotiations.

Myanmar’s military on Tuesday quashed proposals in parliament that would mean its MPs relinquish power, in a vote pitting the armed forces in open opposition against Aung San Suu Kyi as elections loom.

Joe Biden’s trajectory to a November showdown with President Donald Trump looked unstoppable yesterday after he scooped a series of devastating primary wins -- as the party waited anxiously to see if his rival Bernie Sanders would concede and rally behind the presumptive nominee.

The Amazon rainforest is nearing a threshold which, once crossed, would see one of the world’s largest and richest ecosystems morph into arid savannah within half-a-century, scientists said Tuesday.

Some vital industries in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, were told they can resume work, a day after President Xi Jinping visited there for the first time since the outbreak began.

Russia’s lower house yesterday passed constitutional reforms in their final reading that include the possibility of President Vladimir