The UN rights chief told the Security Council on Monday that tough sanctions imposed on North Korea are

The Philippines bank through which $81 million stolen from Bangladesh’s central bank was channelled in February 2016 has accused Dhaka’s monetary authority of covering up its negligence and demanded that it stop making the bank a “scapegoat.”

Indian authorities have detained a French journalist in Kashmir where he was making a documentary on security in the

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has returned the two awards he received from the Selangor

India's main opposition Congress party yesterday elevated Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the country's most fabled

Former Malaysian prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad returns the two awards he received from the Selangor Palace, a move believed to be related to the palace’s outrage over his remark on the Bugis, an ethnic group.

A paramilitary soldier has killed four of his comrades and injured another inside a camp in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh state in

A swarm of beetles, carrying tiny computers as backpacks, could one day be crawling through cracks and crevices in search of survivors during rescue missions.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat went to the polls on Saturday, in a key electoral test of

Bangladesh is the third largest contributor of army personnel in UN peacekeeping missions, whereas, India ranks first followed by Pakistan in Asia. A total of 6,772 Bangladeshis have served in 58 peacekeeping missions across 40 countries since 1988.

The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo is ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police say.

As New Delhi and other major cities hit new toxic smog peaks, the United Nations sounded the alarm yesterday over

China has said the international community should encourage Bangladesh and Myanmar to work together to facilitate the repatriation of refugees.

A senior United Nations official arrived in North Korea yesterday for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Pakistan yesterday as Washington pressures its wayward ally to eliminate

Chinese authorities have shut down a "female morality class" that provoked anger by lecturing women to shut up,

At least 13 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in a dual suicide bomb attack at a busy morning market in

Disney is set to open a third amusement park in Japan that will be uniquely themed after Japanese heritage and culture.

Cambodia rolls out a red carpet as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived Phnom Penh on a three-day official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of her Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.

An inquiry into huge losses by Malaysia's central bank yesterday recommended Mahathir Mohamad face a criminal investigation, ahead of polls at which the former premier wants to oust the current government.