Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy.

Sri Lanka yesterday imposed a curfew in a central hill station town popular with tourists after days of communal unrest that saw a man

A woman from Pakistan's marginalised Hindu minority is elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the weekend in which a Taliban-linked cleric was defeated.

Bangladesh, India and Russia sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for implementation of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka has appointed commissioners to a special panel tasked with investigating war-era disappearances, three years after President

India's cabinet on Wednesday approved the country's first anti-human trafficking bill, increasing penalties for perpetrators and focusing on helping them recover from their ordeal, in a bid to battle the growing scourge.

The visiting King of Jordan Abdullah II yesterday said the global battle against terror was not a fight among different religions but a fight against extremism, hate and violence.

Maldives has declined India's invitation to participate in the biennial naval exercise Milan, which starts March 6, Navy Chief Admiral

At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and

The brother of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif took a small step closer to the premiership yesterday after he was named

The Taliban has called for direct talks with the US to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan, in an apparent policy shift

Sri Lanka's prime minister took over the key law and order ministry yesterday as part of a cabinet reshuffle, after a local election defeat

India and Pakistan have exchanged artillery fire in the disputed Kashmir region forcing hundreds of people to flee, police in Indian Kashmir said, raising fresh doubts about a 15-year-old ceasefire between the nuclear-armed rivals in the area.

Newly appointed Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and discusses various bilateral issues, including Rohingya issue.

Three bombs explode in different locations around Rakhine's state capital Sittwe, including at the home of a high ranking official, Myanmar police tell AFP, adding that no deaths are reported.

“The horrific military campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people in Myanmar” is the consequence of “a society encouraged to hate, scapegoat and fear minorities,” Amnesty International (AI) says.

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat says a "planned" influx of people from Bangladesh into the Northeast region of India is taking place as part of a “proxy warfare” by Pakistan with support from China with an aim to keep the area disturbed, reports Indian news portal NDTV.

Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a disqualified politician cannot lead a political party, paving the way for the removal of

Pakistan has narrowly avoided being targeted by a global watchdog over terrorism financing, the foreign minister said, after reports that

Prime Minister's Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury says Bangladesh's position with China should not be misunderstood by India and laid emphasis on strengthening Dhaka-Delhi ties.