India reports two more cases of coronavirus, including one in New Delhi, taking the number of positive cases to five so far.

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla says India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been misunderstood in many ways, adding that it was undertaken on “humanitarian grounds”.

A man has been shot and about 30 people taken hostage on Monday by a gunman at a mall in the Philippine capital Manila, where armed police and negotiators were trying to end the standoff peacefully.

Pete Buttigieg closed his presidential campaign much the same way he started it: with a reminder he began with just four staff, a big idea and an unknown -- and unpronounceable -- last name.

Dhaka has been selected as the OIC Youth Capital 2020.

Former vice president Joe Biden notched up a resounding win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, reviving his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and positioning him as the leading rival to frontrunner Bernie Sanders.

Sri Lanka’s new president is set to dissolve parliament shortly and call snap a legislative election six months ahead of schedule, a state-run newspaper said yesterday.

Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy in Pakistan, has said she had been invited to live in France, after a meeting with

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and rival Benny Gantz wrapped up another bitter election campaign, before voters cast their

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday after a disappointing finish

As US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, opening the door for a potential Taliban comeback, women across the war-torn country are nervous about losing their hard-won freedoms in the pursuit of peace.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday targeted West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata at a rally to launch BJP’s ‘Aar Noi Annay’ (no more atrocity) campaign said that ‘sonar Bangla’ (golden Bengal) is not possible as long as Mamata’s government remains in power.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani yesterday rejected a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with the Afghan government and civilians, included in a deal between the United States and the Islamist militants.

Greece placed its borders on maximum security footing yesterday after hundreds of migrants used porous crossing points to enter the country from Turkey, with thousands behind them seeking entry after Ankara relaxed curbs on their movement.

Hundreds of Indian Americans of different faiths rallied outside Indian consulates in major American cities on Friday evening to protest against the recent violence in Delhi that has killed at least 42 people, and injured hundreds.

Satellite images taken by US space agency Nasa have shown a dramatic decline in levels of air pollution over China, which is “partly” an outcome of the economic slowdown prompted by the coronavirus outbreak in the country, it says.

Delhi Police deploy forces and imposed Section 144 in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh area which has been the epicentre of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitation, as protesters have been sitting on the road since December 15 demanding the withdrawal of the act.

A former interior minister was sworn in as Malaysia’s premier today, marking the return of a scandal-mired party to power after a reformist government's collapse but ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 94, slammed the move as illegal.

Seeking to reassure the American public, President Donald Trump said Saturday there was “no reason to panic” as the new coronavirus claimed its first victim inside the US. The White House also announced new restrictions on international travel to prevent its spread.

Washington state health officials report the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States, according to a news release.