The Colombo Stock Exchange on Saturday announced a five-day trading halt after crisis-hit Sri Lanka hiked interest rates and declared a default on its external debt during the traditional New Year holiday.

Pakistan's new government on Friday decided not to roll back billions in fuel subsidies for the time being despite the strain on public funds, citing the possible backlash if it were to raise fuel prices just days after taking power.

Pakistan’s powerful military has dismissed ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s accusation that the United States had conspired to topple him in a parliamentary vote of confidence.

China must pay a greater price for backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior United States senator said yesterday, during a trip to Taiwan in which American lawmakers vowed that Washington would not abandon the island.

The Taliban prohibition on girls’ education shows the movement’s ultra-conservatives retain tight control of the Islamist group, and exposes a power struggle that puts at risk crucial aid for Afghanistan’s desperate population, experts say.

Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif said he looks forward to working with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a better future of the two countries and for achieving the common vision of peace and lasting prosperity in the region.

Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said he looks forward to working with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a better future of the two countries and for achieving the common vision of durable peace and lasting prosperity in the region.

The annual festival in southern Indian state Karnataka’s Chennakeshava Temple stuck to its age-old tradition by beginning with holy Quran recital, notwithstanding opposition from right-wing Hindu groups, Hindustan Times reported.

With financial crisis-ridden Sri Lanka having announced a temporary suspension of its debt payment, India is reportedly willing to step in and provide financial assistance of another two billion dollars to the nation.

The Indian police today (April 13, 2022) arrested a Hindu seer who had allegedly made a hate speech and issued a "rape threat" to Muslim women in the Sitapur area of Uttar Pradesh state.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated the need for cooperation with the United States and India, while assuring Beijing of further deepening of relations.

Sri Lanka yesterday urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel after announcing a default on its $51 billion foreign debt.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Sri Lanka urged its citizens overseas to send home money to help pay for desperately needed food and fuel Wednesday after announcing a default on its $51 billion foreign debt.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing a major backlash over her remarks casting doubts on the alleged gang-rape, murder of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia district, seeking to know whether the teenager was "raped or she was in a relationship and already pregnant".

When Bangladesh agreed to provide $250 million to Sri Lanka last year, little did it think that it would become a side character in the horror show that is unfolding in the island nation.

India hopes that Pakistan’s new prime minister will herald a diplomatic thaw between the two nuclear-armed foes after years of tensions, analysts say.

A meeting of Pakistan Army officials yesterday took note of the recent criticism directed at the institution on social media and expressed complete confidence in the leadership’s “well-considered stance to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law”.

Taiwan’s military published a handbook yesterday advising civilians on how to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, including where to find bomb shelters and how to stockpile emergency supplies.

The government of the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has begun issuing identity cards to refugees from Myanmar who have fled their country post-military coup to take shelter in the state.