World / Asia

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...

Dhaka: The Bangladeshi interim government has announced public holidays on Feb. 11 and 12 nationwide to facilitate voting in the country's much-anticipated 13th...

Bangkok: Thailand's Civil Aviation Authority announced that it will implement comprehensive screening for all flights arriving from India's West Bengal, a high-risk region...

Manila: As theirferrybegan listing heavily in the middle of the night off the southern Philippines, passengers instinctively raced to one side in a...

New York: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced $14 million in funding for 2025 to help...

Manila: A ferry with more than 340 people onboard sank early Monday off the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 and leaving 10...

Cisarua, Indonesia: The death toll in a massive Indonesian landslide rose to 17 on Monday as rescuers used heavy equipment to search for...

Islamabad: The Pakistani army has announced the elimination of three militants during a security operation in the Panjgur district of Balochistan province in...