Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate change drives heat and humidity to new extremes, according to a new study.

Thousands of Indian police and troops enforced a lockdown in parts of Kashmir, fearing violent reprisals a day after a top militant

Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi began his first full day in office yesterday by meeting his ousted former boss Nawaz

Bangladesh signed an agreement with Cambodia to purchase 1 million tonnes of rice within the next five years, officials say.

After the reported outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 virus, schools located within a 10-km radius of the infected area in Dawei Township of Myanmar from August 1 to 7 have been ordered closed.

A suicide bomber and a gunman kill at least 29 people and wounded 63 at a packed Shiite mosque in Afghanistan's main western city of Herat , the latest attack to highlight the country's deteriorating security situation.

Pakistani lawmakers elect former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country's new prime minister, replacing ousted veteran leader Nawaz Sharif.

Starting from today, the Petrapole-Benapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) between India and Bangladesh will function round-the-clock.

Following the removal of its chief Nawaz Sharif as prime minister, an­other problem has arisen for the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as the interim premier-in-waiting, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is also facing a Rs220 billion corruption inquiry being carried out by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Nawaz Sharif, still smarting from the shock disqualification by the Supreme Court for dishonesty, wants to know if everyone else in

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has called a session of the national assembly on August 1 for the election of an interim prime minister, DawnNews reports.

Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted from office for the third time on July 28, addresses his party's leadership, expressing disbelief at the grounds for his dismissal but resolving that he will continue to struggle for the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law in the country.

History was repeated on Friday morning. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sent home after the Supreme Court disqualified him under the Constitution’s Article 62(1)(f) for misdeclaring his assets when he was just 10 months away from completing his five-year tenure in office.

Another elected prime minister has been "sent home", Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz said yesterday but asserted that her father's disqualification by the Supreme Court would not deter him from staging a comeback.

With Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif disqualified by the country's top court and out of his job, questions are swirling over who will succeed him as head of government.

Asia is home to more Fortune Global 500 companies than any other continent, and Beijing hosts more global companies, the most of any city in the world.

Just one key technicality emerging from a discovery the JIT made in the UAE gives the judges reason to disqualify Sharif directly. It is based on an allegation that Sharif's counsels are not been able to deny.

Following the directives of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issues a notification disqualifying Nawaz Sharif as a member of the National Assembly.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan says that the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif marks the start of a new era in the history of Pakistan, where justice will be held supreme.

Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office in a landmark decision on the Panama Papers case. Shortly after, the PM steps down from his post "despite reservations", according to the PM house.