With Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif disqualified by the country's top court and out of his job, questions are swirling over who will succeed him as head of government.

Asia is home to more Fortune Global 500 companies than any other continent, and Beijing hosts more global companies, the most of any city in the world.

Just one key technicality emerging from a discovery the JIT made in the UAE gives the judges reason to disqualify Sharif directly. It is based on an allegation that Sharif's counsels are not been able to deny.

Following the directives of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issues a notification disqualifying Nawaz Sharif as a member of the National Assembly.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan says that the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif marks the start of a new era in the history of Pakistan, where justice will be held supreme.

Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office in a landmark decision on the Panama Papers case. Shortly after, the PM steps down from his post "despite reservations", according to the PM house.

Pakistan police yesterday arrested four more men involved in the rape of a teenage girl as punishment for a rape committed by her brother.

The High Court has questioned the legality of the government’s initiative for appointing bus operators on five routes between Bangladesh and India for two years without fixing fare for passengers.

At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province, the defence ministry

The Indian government has made it clear that there is no plan to remove Rabindranath Tagore from school text books.

Around 25,000 people have been evacuated to safety across Gujarat after several districts in the north and central parts of India were flooded following heavy rains.

China is the world's largest holder of foreign exchange reserves. It has over two and half times more foreign reserves than the second largest reserve holder, Japan. The Asian giant has US$3.483 trillion of foreign exchange reserves, despite recent fall in foreign reserves.

Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday finished hearing arguments on a scathing corruption report into the family wealth of Prime

The children of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could face up to seven years in jail if it was proved that they had submitted fake

Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus has claimed a record

Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulate Ram Nath Kovind on being elected the new president of India and invited him to visit the country.

The government of India is considering creation of two time zones because of the difference of two hours between the east and west of the country.

Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany are among the best placed wealthy countries to cope with shocks like large-scale migration due to their strong safety nets, education programmes and economic opportunities, says a global report by KPMG.

Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday began hearings that will decide the fate of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is fighting for his job

At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and many more injured yesterday in a bus crash in northern India, police said, just days after gunmen shot dead eight worshippers making the same holy visit.