Asia

Canberra: On Saturday, Australia confirmed its first mainland case of the deadly H5 strain of bird flu.The disease was detected in a migratory seabird — a...

Jakarta: Southeast Asia is bracing for an extreme El Nino weather pattern as households and governments in the region are struggling to respond to higher...

Jakarta: A shallow 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's central Sulawesi Island on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports...

Kabul: Deeply woven into Afghanistan's cultural heritage, flowers symbolise beauty, peace, and renewal. As hot weather arrives, booming flower markets and...

Seoul: North Korea on Sunday declared that denuclearisation is an "irreversibly finalised" matter, criticising the recent South Korea-US and US-Japan...

Tokyo: Jeff Kingston credits his dogs with saving his life when he was attacked by a bear on a mountain track in central Japan, although the scars left by...

Dhaka: Emphasising the importance of constructive engagement with India, the Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Bangladesh Prime Minister, Humayun Kabir, on...

New Delhi: When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump meet on the sides of the G7 summit, they will do so as two of the...

New Delhi: India dispatched medical assistance to the Maldives in the wake of a measles outbreak under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.Official...

Colombo : Sri Lankan Airlines on Friday reported that flight UL606, bound for Sydney, was forced to return to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) early...