Floodwaters sweep away cars, riverside shanties and even massive shipping containers

Tokyo signals interest in new sectors as number of Bangladeshis in Japan rises to 41,000

The two leaders held talks in South Korea at the end of October

India is ramping up aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and branding itself as the region's "first responder" after Monday's deadly earthquake, seeking to counter China's efforts to fill the void left by the West, officials and analysts said..Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar wa

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early yesterday, killing at least 20 people, injuring hundreds and damaging the city’s historic Blue Mosque, authorities said, with the death toll likely to rise.

Police investigation underway

The earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif

Migrant workers not ‘reserve labour pool’, says Malaysian judge

Awadhi cuisine gets global recognition

China’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in October, official data showed Friday, as trade uncertainty ahead of talks between President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump weighed on the economic powerhouse.

India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has said “poor governance” was the driving factor behind the uprisings that led to the fall of governments in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka in recent years.

Indian Sikh pilgrims have been issued visas for neighbouring Pakistan, the first major allowance after travel between the arch-rival nations was frozen during conflict in May.

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban yesterday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.

At least nine people were crushed to death after a massive crowd surge at a Hindu temple in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh yesterday, the state’s governor said.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted Xi Jinping for their first meeting yesterday as the Chinese head of state took centre stage and reforged old ties at an Asian summit from which US leader Donald Trump was largely absent.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth yesterday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea and committed to supporting Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats.

The stampede occurred at the Venkateswara temple in Kasibugga in Srikakulam district

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007

The fire involved a restaurant in one of the building’s upper floors

The United States has signed a 10-year defence framework agreement with India, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday.