BERLIN: German authorities are investigating 40 cases in which Islamic militants are suspected of having entered the country with the…
SEOUL: North Korean state media on Wednesday released high-resolution headshots of more than two dozen top officials, including leader Kim…
KATHMANDU: Two Nepali sherpa guides have died of suspected altitude sickness in the Himalayas, a tour operator said Wednesday.…
BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday defended its curbs on freedom of expression at a review of its rights record by the…
NEW DELHI: India’s top court criticised the government Wednesday for failing to set up a disaster fund to help drought-hit…
MANILA: The Philippines started the process to strengthen its anti-money laundering and bank secrecy laws on Tuesday, aiming to plug…
BEIJING: China, fighting to stamp out poverty, will this year move more than two million of its poorest citizens…
YANGON: The new ambassador of the United States to Myanmar said on Tuesday he will keep using the term Rohingya…
JERUSALEM: A leader of the international boycott movement against Israel on Tuesday accused Israeli authorities of imposing a travel…
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday executed the leader of the country’s largest Islamic party for ‘war crimes’, officials said, a move…