As the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen charts the way ahead for the web, we look at the many ways it has transformed life in China.

Praising Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said it is a "bold move" and will deflate India's shadow economy.

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse is planning to break away from the ruling coalition, his brother announced

Illegal migration has been an election issue and has been cleverly exploited by some political parties in India particularly to seek votes in the Northeastern States. And predictably this was also used by the BJP in the 2014 Indian elections when Modi had threatened to pack off all illegal Bangladeshis.

Twenty five Bangladeshi workers who were stranded in an Afghan factory for over 10 months are flown back home.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock ban on high-value banknotes will hit the war chests of his rivals before a key state election next year, sparking accusations that his strike against "black cash" will unfairly boost his party's chances.

Tremors are felt in New Delhi and parts of National Capital Region (NCR) of India after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes on the Delhi-Haryana border.

Pakistan's top foreign affairs official has said he plans to visit India next month for a regional conference, the first high-profile

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 95-year-old mother Heeraben arrives at a bank in Gujarat's Gandhinagar to exchange banned currency notes.

Indian government bans Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the NGO of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, as an 'unlawful organisation' for five years with immediate effect.

Myanmar's security forces have killed almost 70 people since taking control of northern Rakhine state last month, the army says.

A Bangladeshi cattle grazier is killed allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members in the Indian territory opposite to Satkhira frontier.

Air quality has fallen to levels not seen in two decades amid calls for authorities to take urgent action.

Myanmar's military said 28 insurgents were killed during renewed clashes in western Rakhine state yesterday following a palpable uptick in violence in the strife-torn region.

Prime Minister Modi’s ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as a way to detect black money may, in the long run, work out but for now, it has turned life for many in total turmoil.

52 people are killed and 102 injured so far in a bombing at the shrine of Shah Norani in Khuzdar district of Balochistan, DawnNews reports.

Myanmar's military says its troops killed six people and lost two soldiers in clashes with attackers in Rakhine state.

Four Americans are killed in a huge explosion inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan.

At least 43 people are killed and 100 are injured in an explosion at the shrine of Shah Norani in Khuzdar district of Balochistan in Pakistan.

Anger intensifies in India as banks struggled to dispense cash following the government's decision to withdraw large denomination notes in an attempt to uncover billions of dollars in undeclared wealth.