Government forces killed three suspected rebels during a fierce overnight gunfight in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army said

An Indian national facing execution after being convicted of spying in Pakistan has sought clemency from the country's army chief, the

The electronic government procurement (e-GP) system developed by a Bangladeshi software firm is launched in Bhutan.

India’s mainstream opposition parties nominate former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar as the country’s presidential candidate.

Bangladesh is among the top 10 worst countries in the world for workers as “they are exposed to autocratic regimes and unfair labour practices due to inaccessibility to rights”.

Indian High Commission in Dhaka celebrated the third International Day of Yoga at Bangabandhu National Stadium with around 4,000 participants.

Twenty men are arrested in two separate regions of India for celebrating Pakistan's epic Champions Trophy victory against India.

Sri Lanka says UN's Special Rapporteur has distorted facts about the independence of its justice system in her report to the international organisation.

Pakistani separatists riding motorcycles killed two naval officers in the restive province of Baluchistan, police officials said yesterday, near

Transactions in Muse are becoming difficult as Chinese banks have frozen over 1,000 bank accounts with estimated deposits of Ks40 billion (US$29.42 million) belonging to Burmese traders.

The attempt to rescue Musa Ibrahim and two Indian mountaineers who have been stuck at the base camp of Mount Carstensz Pyramid in Papua New Guinea for last six days, has been called off due to bad weather.

A Sri Lankan court issued a warrant yesterday for the arrest of a radical Buddhist monk accused of instigating arson attacks against the

Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before an anti-corruption investigation commission yesterday, in an ongoing case

Sri Lankan railway authorities announced a crackdown on selfies yesterday after a 12-year-old boy was decapitated and two other men

Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population, which is being counted for the first time in 19 years.

A Pakistani man has been sentenced to death for committing blasphemy on Facebook, lawyers said Saturday, the first conviction on charges arising from social media.

More than 5,000 Indians have lined up in the country's south, pinching their noses and sticking their tongues out to swallow live fish in an unusual traditional treatment for asthma.

Bangladesh ranks sixth among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to the Global Climate Risk Index by think-tank Germanwatch. On an average, a total of 679.05 people died in 185 climatic events in Bangladesh within the period of 1996 to 2015.

The leaders of rivals India and Pakistan have met for the first time in 17 months, at a summit in Kazakhstan, officials said, despite

Another student death in clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir has heightened tensions in the disputed territory and worsened