Asia

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban captured a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, forcing troops to retreat to the provincial capital...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed a new ceasefire with Maoist-led guerrillas, who declared a truce several hours before, ahead of...

Srinagar: Curfew remained in force in Srinagar district and two south Kashmir towns even as normal life in the Valley was paralysed for the 43rd day on...

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban captured a strategic district in the northern province of Kunduz on Saturday, forcing troops to retreat to the provincial capital...

Beijing/Yangon: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday China wants to ensure relations develop in the "correct...

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rejected on Friday criticism from the United Nations about a surge in killings of suspected drug traffickers...

Tokyo: Japan aims to develop a prototype drone fighter jet in two decades with private sector help in a technology strategy that focuses on weapons...

Jakarta: Indonesia's disaster agency urged prompt action against slash-and-burn plantation fires on Friday as the annual smoke "haze" begins...

Bangkok: Police identified a Thai man on Friday as a suspect in their investigation into attacks that killed four people and wounded dozens in a wave of...

Salang Pass (Afghanistan): Afghanistan's campaign to clear millions of landmines left by the Soviet invasion and ensuing civil war is in danger of...