Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has called on the state to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy...
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has called on the state to ensure that hundreds of people facing imprisonment and even execution under controversial blasphemy...
Kathmandu: Nepal's parliament elected lawmaker Bidhya Bhandari as the country's first female president Wednesday, after the adoption of a landmark constitution last month....
Beijing: A sailor on the first Chinese yacht to enter the gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been swept overboard as the...
Pune: FTII students who went on strike on June 12 against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as its chairman returned to their classes...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Paris, France, recently. EPA Phnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is set to give a rare...
By Jatindra Dash and Krishna N Das Bhubaneshwar/New Delhi: India's Odisha state is seeking to revive a controversial plan to mine for bauxite...
New Delhi: India's government said Wednesday it plans to ban surrogate services for foreigners wanting babies, a move likely to hit hard the...
A young injured Pakistani earthquake survivor in Shangla, that was one of the worst-hit regions of Pakistan. AFP Shangla, Pakistan: Rescuers raced against...
New Delhi: Facebook chief executive and founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday he believes India will be crucial to getting "the next billion online"...
Mumbai: Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker 'Curry King' for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain...
Philippine President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III (C) with FOCAP members taking a selfie during the Annual Presidential Forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association...
A man sits beside his belongings after his house collapsed in a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Panjsher, Afghanistan, 27 October 2015. EPA Kabul:...
An Afghan policeman stands in front of inmates in a prison in the town of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, July...
A file photo of Hong Kong tycoon Wong Yuk-kwan, who was recently rescued after being abducted on Sept 20. Taipei: A kidnapped Hong...
Supporters of USDP gather during a campaign rally on the outskirts of Myanmar's capital city of Naypyidaw. AFP Yangon: International monitors in Myanmar...
United Nations: India has called for reforming the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reflect the rise of the developing...
Patna: Tens of thousands of people, including many women, stood in serpentine queues at polling stations since early Wednesday to cast their ballot...
Seoul: The South Korean Red Cross said Wednesday it was offering therapy and counselling to hundreds of people who took part in a...
