Taiwan called yesterday for the swift return of one of its military officers who was rescued by Chinese authorities after losing contact during a fishing vacation.

India summoned a German envoy today to protest against his government's remarks about the arrest of Indian opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

India brought 35 accused Somali pirates to Mumbai on Saturday, days after they were apprehended when naval commandos recaptured a hijacked bulk carrier and rescued several hostages

Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi and a key opposition leader in India, has been remanded in custody until March 28. 

More than 70 Rohingyas are “presumed dead or missing” after a boat they were on capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province, while 75 have been rescued, the UNHCR refugee agency said yesterday.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena will visit China, his country’s biggest bilateral lender, next week, Beijing’s

Taipei’s defence ministry yesterday announced the highest single-day number of Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island this year, which analysts attributed as a reaction to Taiwan’s political outreach to Europe in recent days.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bhutan yesterday for a two-day state visit to the tiny but strategic

A Delhi court today placed Delhi chief minister and a key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested last night in connection with a case of alleged money laundering linked to liquor policy, in remand till March 28

15 children among those killed, says Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today withdrew from the Indian Supreme Court the plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the liquor policy-linked money laundering case

India's opposition parties joined a chorus in denouncing the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case of alleged graft yesterday, claiming that it shows how "jittery" the ruling BJP at the centre is with less than a month to go for the Lok Sabha polls

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan does not see the incumbent government lasting more than four to five months, and believes that its fall will pave the way for his release from Adiala Jail.

India’s opposition said yesterday that the government’s freezing of its bank accounts has left it with no money to fight the heavily funded ruling party in marathon general elections that begin next month.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a leading opposition leader, was arrested tonight in connection with graft allegations relating to the city's liquor policy, official sources said

The head of the India unit of terror group ISIS and one of his associates were arrested in north eastern state of Assam's Dhubri district yesterday, a spokesman of the police said

The United States said Wednesday that relations with Pakistan will suffer if it does not probe irregularities in last month's election and rerun votes if needed

Indonesian fishermen yesterday rescued dozens of Rohingya people after high tides capsized their boat in waters off the province of Aceh, a regional fishing chief said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all ministries to propose annual goals for their departments for the next five years, according to a government document, underlining his confidence of winning a general election starting next month.

The lakeside mansion where Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent years under house arrest went under auction on Wednesday with a minimum price of USD150 million -- but attracted no bids, officials said..The two-storey house and 1.9 acres of land were put up for sale following a