World / Asia

Jakarta: The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java a week ago rose to 53 on Saturday, a rescue...

Quetta, Pakistan: At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed as ethnic Baloch separatists launched "coordinated" attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province...

Taipei: Taiwan's education authorities on Friday announced a ban on access to several mainland apps, including Douyin and Weibo, on the island's campus...

Jakarta: The Indonesian government has decided to accelerate the demutualisation of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) amid negative market sentiment following index rebalancing...

Kolkata: Indian police have arrested the owner and manager of a warehouse in Kolkata where at least 25 people died in a blaze,...

Islamabad: Pakistani security forces announced Thursday the killing of three militants during a military operation in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in...

Manila: Eleven more bodies were pulled from waters off the southern Philippines on Thursday, the coast guard said, days after a ferry capsized...

New Delhi: Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are preparing the ground for a ban on children using social media, a...

Beijing, China: China's football association issued lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie, and docked points and...

Canberra: A record-breaking heatwave that has gripped southeastern Australia for the fifth consecutive day has exacerbated bushfires, strained the electricity grid, and left...

NEW DELHI:India's Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a growth of 7.8 percent during December 2025, according to the figures released by the...

Manila: An earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude on the Richter scale struck on Wednesday Mindanao Island in the Philippines. The German Research Center for...

Mumbai, India: A top Indian politician was killed along with four others on Wednesday, officials said, after their chartered aircraft crashed in the...

Mumbai, India: Indian authorities said they had ensured "timely containment" of the deadly Nipah virus after two cases were confirmed in West Bengal...

Colombo: Sri Lanka has stepped up monitoring measures following reports of aNipahvirus cluster in India's eastern state of West Bengal, as health authorities...

Philippines: The mayor of a Philippine municipality miraculously survived an attempt on his life after assailants fired a B40 anti-tank rocket and assault...

Beijing: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the Japanese side "is in no position to interfere in the affairs of...

Occupied Jerusalem: The United Nations yesterday welcomed the recovery of remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza and said it was time...