Asia

Almaty: President Imomali Rakhmon seems set to strengthen his power by referendum on Sunday as Tajikistan, on the front line against militancy and crime...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi asked to be given "enough space" to address the plight of her country's Rohingya Muslim population,...

Colombo: Rescuers pulled out more bodies from the muddy debris of disastrous landslide taking the toll to over 80 while 118 people remained missing on...

Dhaka: At least 20 people were killed and over 100 others injured as cyclone Roanu battered Bangladesh's southern coast on Saturday, leaving a trail of...

Sendai (Japan): Finance leaders of the Group of Seven industrial powers united over the weekend in wishing that Britain stays in the European Union, but...

TAIPEI:Taiwan’s new president urged China on Friday to “drop the baggage of history” in an otherwise conciliatory inauguration speech that...

Cairo: An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean, Egypt's...

Kabul: Afghanistan signed a draft agreement on Wednesday with the Hezb-e-Islami militant group in a move the government hopes could lead to a full peace...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has asked SWIFT to help its police question technicians sent by the global financial network to Dhaka to connect a new bank transaction...

Bangkok: Child rights groups welcomed a new law in the Philippines requiring special emergency plans to protect children after disasters and said the...