At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said yesterday.

Pakistan’s parliament was dissolved by the president on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice late Wednesday night, the president’s office said, setting the stage for a national election amid political and economic crises.

Thailand’s Pheu Thai party yesterday received a boost in its efforts to form a government after a ninth party joined its alliance and a senior member of a rival, military-backed party pledged its support to try to end months of deadlock.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced the military’s top general and called for more preparations for the possibility of war, a boost in weapons production, and expansion of military drills, state media KCNA reported yesterday.

The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday defeated a no-confidence motion in parliament after a fiery speech by premier at the climax of a three-day debate.

Serious crime against women in Manipur is unforgivable, says the Indian premier in Lok Sabha

At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday

Pakistan's president ordered parliament dissolved late Wednesday, opening the door to a caretaker government that will usher in elections in which the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan, has been sidelined. .The country has been in political turmoil since the former internation

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday mounted a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the deadly ethnic conflict in Manipur, saying his government had divided the remote northeastern state, broken it and burnt it.

A Pakistani high court yesterday turned down an appeal by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan that his conviction on corruption charges be suspended, his lawyer said, suggesting it was unlikely he would be released on bail anytime soon.

Indian lawmakers yesterday passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government.

A group of women lawmakers of ruling BJP today met with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and lodged a complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly making an “inappropriate gesture” towards federal minister Smriti Irani when she was speaking in the House

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today launched a no-holds barred attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP over violence in the Indian state of Manipur, saying that the saffron party's politics has "murdered Bharat Mata" in the northeastern state

India in recent months has barred domestic manufacturers of military drones from using components made in China over concerns about security

Two people died and seven others were being treated in hospital after sustaining injuries in a knife attack yesterday in China’s Yunnan province, authorities said.

India’s parliament debated a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government yesterday, a day after opposition leader Rahul Gandhi returned to the house.

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan appealed against his conviction and three-year sentence on corruption charges yesterday, his lawyer said, a ruling which analysts say is likely to fuel political instability.

War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including the bombing of civilians, have become “increasingly frequent and brazen”, a team of United Nations investigators said in a report published yesterday.

'Strong evidence that the Myanmar military and its affiliate militias have committed three types of combat-related war crimes with increasing frequency and brazenness'

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan -- who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail -- filed a plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today, challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana case by a trial court