Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister of Nepal yesterday, tasked with restoring political stability and creating jobs in the poor Himalayan nation long troubled by fragile governments and weak growth prospects.

Sri Lanka has jailed a man for three weeks after he admitted to hoarding four litres of petrol during a nationwide fuel shortage triggered by the Middle East war, local media reported yesterday.

Myanmar’s junta signalled changes in the military’s leadership ahead of the country’s annual show of force yesterday, potentially clearing the way for defence chief Min Aung Hlaing to become president.

A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year has recommended that former prime minister K P Sharma Oli be prosecuted for “negligence” for failing to prevent dozens of deaths.

Israel removed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf from its hit list after Pakistan urged Washington to press Israel not to target them, a Pakistani source with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters yesterday.

At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship

The exotic pet industry is experiencing rapid growth with a market nearing 10 billion yuan ($1.45 billion), Chinese state media have said

The price of jet fuel has soared since the start of the conflict more than three weeks ago, which has sent oil prices surging and sparked fears of fuel shortages.

A deluge of weight‑loss drugs is set to transform the global fight against obesity as India prepares to unleash low‑cost generic versions of injections like Ozempic after a key patent expired Friday

The request was turned down to maintain Sri Lanka's neutrality and ensure its territory was not used for any military purpose that could help or hinder either side, he told parliament

Bottled water a huge market in India where most groundwater is contaminated

Thirteen people died when a wall collapsed on Wednesday, while five people, including two women, were killed elsewhere in the city

Anutin received 293 votes from newly seated lawmakers to win the premiership, with his progressive rival Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut gaining 119 and 86 MPs abstaining

Families and friends of people undergoing treatment at a rehab centre in the Afghan capital Kabul searched for their loved ones yesterday, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the deadliest incident in the months-long conflict between the neighbours.

Indian investigators have arrested seven foreigners, including six Ukrainians and an American, on suspicion of illegally crossing into neighbouring Myanmar to train armed militia groups, the public radio broadcaster reported yesterday.

More than 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said yesterday.

A fire at a government-run hospital in eastern India killed at least 10 critically ill patients who were admitted in the trauma care unit, officials said yesterday.

Myanmar’s parliament convened yesterday for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful military retains tight control.

Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo ship attacked in the crucial Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand yesterday, with three of their colleagues still stranded on the vessel in the Gulf.

Japan said Monday it was "not considering" maritime security operations after US President Donald Trump called for other countries to send warships to help protect the Strait of Hormuz