India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport yesterday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people. 

A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s Hanoi has killed 56 people, among them children, and injured 37, police said yesterday.

Pakistan's President Dr Arif Alvi today wrote a letter to the country's Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja and proposed that elections be held by November 6

A fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi has killed 56 people, among them children, and injured 37, police said today

Extreme heat and flooding could erase USD65 billion in apparel export earnings from four Asian countries by 2030, as workers struggle under high temperatures and factories close, research from Schroders SDR.L and Cornell University showed today

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's jail detention related to charges of leaking state secrets was extended for another two weeks, his lawyer said on Wednesday

Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court yesterday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country.

A Chinese city has launched an operation to find a large number of crocodiles that escaped when floods hit the region in recent days, authorities said yesterday.

Indian police yesterday arrested the leader of a vigilante group devoted to protecting cows who had been accused of inciting deadly religious riots near New Delhi in July.

China said on Tuesday it was seeking to deepen cooperation with North Korea in "various fields", as leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on his first trip overseas in four years.

"It is equipped with attack weapons and a helicopter for escape in case of emergency."

US President Joe Biden on Sunday said he raised the issue of respecting human rights with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in discussions on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

North Korea said yesterday that leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, with the reclusive leader’s armoured train reportedly on its way to the border.

India hailed its “strategic” partnership with oil-rich Saudi Arabia yesterday, days after unveiling a major trade and transport route linking Europe, the Middle East and India as part of a broad alliance.

Taiwan said yesterday it had detected 39 Chinese warplanes and an aircraft carrier near the island after a US destroyer and a Canadian frigate transited through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend.

The Indian PM held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud in New Delhi

Suspects arrested for serious crimes, including forgery for the purpose of cheating, can be held without bail until police complete their investigations, lawyers said. Examples of non-bailable crimes include capital offences such as murder and drug trafficking

The G20 summit in New Delhi ended yesterday as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the US and Russia praised a consensus that did not condemn Moscow for the war in Ukraine but called on members to shun the use of force.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his G20 presidency to burnish his image at home and abroad as a steward of national power and prosperity, asserting India’s place in the world ahead of general elections next year.

Investigators are having a closer look at the people linked to the foreigners arrested in Singapore in a money laundering probe, with the police digging into assets they own and businesses they are involved in