Antananarivo: At least 34 people died when a bus carrying young Christian worshippers plunged down a steep ravine in central Madagascar, police and...
Antananarivo: At least 34 people died when a bus carrying young Christian worshippers plunged down a steep ravine in central Madagascar, police and...
Pakistani lawmakers chose Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the interim prime minister to replace deposed leader Nawaz Sharif, settling political uncertainty caused by a...
Srinagar, India: Indian forces killed a top militant commander in Kashmir on Tuesday, triggering clashes in which one protester was killed and dozens...
New Delhi: Endangered elephants and tigers are killing one person a day in India as humans put a growing squeeze on their habitat,...
KABUL: Militant group Islamic State on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul that began with a suicide...
KABUL, Afghanistan: A car bombing targeted the Iraqi Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, followed by gunfire, Afghan police officials said. There were...
COLOMBO: Eight years after the end of a bloody civil conflict, Sri Lanka is on a war footing once again. This time all...
Sydney: Australia has foiled a "terrorist plot" to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, authorities said Sunday, after four people were...
NAGAPATTINAM, India: T he worst drought in more than a century in southern India has led to protests, farmer suicides, and clashes at...
Islamabad: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ruling party will appoint Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister after the ouster of Nawaz Sharif, two sources close to...
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile on Friday in an unusual late-night test launch, and details from Japanese, South Korean and U.S. officials...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who resigned after the court ruled he was unfit to hold office...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Outside governments on Wednesday asked the Maldives to restore its legislature's independence, days after the opposition said parliament was locked...
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Owners of Pakistani fuel tankers ended their protest strike on its third day on Wednesday, dispelling fears of a fuel shortage that...
TOKYO: Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in parliament for a second day Tuesday about a cronyism scandal, with some opposition members...
The worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever has killed nearly 300 people in Sri Lanka, with aid agencies warning against further spread of the...
MUMBAI: A 40-year old four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai on Tuesday, killing at least eight people with more than...
