Asia

Seoul: A court in South Korea on Wednesday ordered former first lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months imprisonment.Judge Woo In-sung of the Seoul...

Colombo : Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya extended 77th Republic Day greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India on...

Janakpur: Nepal's former monarch Gyanendra Shah on Monday began a pilgrimage in Madhesh, performing Pooja at the Janaki Temple ahead of the House of...

Chattogram: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen visited Chattogram port to reinforce commercial cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties.On...

A ferry carrying about 350 people sank in the southern Philippines Monday morning, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, according to the coast...

Jakarta: Search operations have resumed in Indonesia's West Java province for around 80 people reported missing after a devastating landslide tore through...

Naypyidaw: Polling stations opened across Myanmar on Sunday for the final round of voting with the military junta-backed party set to win the controversial...

Taipei: An American climber scaled Taiwan's tallest tower on Sunday, without a safety net or a harness, becoming the first person to do so.Hundreds of...

New Delhi: Reacting strongly to the upcoming Bangladesh elections scheduled for February 12, former Awami League MP Bahauddin Nasim on Friday dismissed the...

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday dissolved parliament ahead of a snap general election on February 8 — a vote that she hopes will...