Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said yesterday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she also faces criticism for encouraging people to overwork.

The move comes amid a thaw in ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours

Nepal has intensified anti-poaching operations to protect its prized tigers, elephants and rhinos after dozens of convicted poachers escaped prison during an anti-government uprising in September, conservation officers said yesterday.

Death toll now 12; India vows zero tolerance for terrorism

Pakistan's parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the country's army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, in a move that critics say damages democracy..The lower house of parliament approved the legislation with a more than two-thirds

A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 yesterday, the interior minister said.

Inaugurated India-funded 1020 MW hydroelectric power project

Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad

The death toll was confirmed to Dawn by a senior Islamabad police official

Cambodia said the situation on the border 'remains calm'

At least eight people were killed and 20 injured yesterday when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital, police said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people.

Explosion in Hyundai i20 triggered fire; multiple states on high alert

South Korean prosecutors indicted Yoon Suk Yeol on new charges of aiding the enemy

Indonesia added former president Suharto to a list of "national heroes" during a ceremony on Monday

Over 400 flights have been cancelled since Sunday

Malaysian authorities have recovered at least seven bodies after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the Thai border, a maritime agency official said yesterday.

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its main rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are set for a collision course as the Election Commission of India (ECI) undertakes a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral roll ahead of assembly polls slated for March-April next year

Around 300 migrants were on board; one dead, dozens missing

Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Saif” arrived at the Chattogram port yesterday on a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said yesterday.