Asia

The death toll from a landslide at a campsite in Malaysia has risen to 31.

Seoul: Ahead of a major political meeting to set policy for the new year, North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles on Friday,...

Tokyo: The Japanese government approved a draft budget for the next fiscal year for a record 114,38 trillion yen ($862 billion) with a record-high defence...

Kabul: The Taliban is open to Indian efforts to restart people-centric development projects, including urban infrastructure, reported Khaama Press.Taliban's...

New Delhi: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and his Bangladesh counterpart Tipu Munshi met in New Delhi on Thursday and agreed to start talks for a...

New York: The United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday urged Myanmar's Junta to "immediately release all arbitrarily detained prisoners",...

Bangkok: The Thai Navy during a two-day search and rescue operation found six dead sailors at the site of the sinking of the corvette Sukhothai, while 23...

Kabul: The Taliban has ordered an indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls, according to a letter by the Taliban's higher education...

Baghlan: Nineteen people were killed and 32 others were injured when a fire broke out in the Salang Tunnel on the Salang Pass near Parwan province in...

Kathmandu: Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has asked the country's political parties to prove majority within a week after last month's national...