A Pakistani express train crashed into a freight train yesterday killing at least four people and injuring 93, an emergency rescue service said.

India offered Afghanistan a fresh $1 billion in economic assistance after their leaders met in New Delhi on Wednesday to

Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.

At least six passengers were killed and more than 100 others were injured Thursday when a passenger train collided with a freight train near the central Pakistani city of Multan, rescuers and railway officials say.

An Indian court sentenced a man to death yesterday for murdering a woman by throwing acid on her face after she rejected his

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday met US President Barack Obama here and discussed the immediate priorities in

Nepal is not doing enough to end child marriage, with more than one in three girls married before they reach the age of 18,

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday pledged to formally join the Paris climate change agreement this year, a potentially major step toward the pact entering into force.

The Delhi women's minister has been sacked after a 'sex video' showing him kissing two women was leaked to the media, in the latest

Pakistan's military yesterday admitted for the first time that the Islamic State group had a presence in the country but said it had apprehended hundreds of its militants and prevented them from carrying out major attacks.

Delegates from one of Myanmar's most heavily armed ethnic groups stormed out of peace talks yesterday in an early blow to a landmark gathering aimed at ushering in a new era of peace.

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday called on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal's decision

The Maldives said yesterday an arrest warrant has been issued for ex-president Mohamed Nasheed for failing to return to the

Six US senators have urged President Barack Obama to prioritise cyber crime at this weekend's Group of 20 summit in China,

As Myanmar sets out on a new path after decades of military rule, India yesterday promised whole-hearted support to it in

Authorities lifted a curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir after 52 days of lockdown amid deadly violence, but street clashes

A t least 300 people have died in eastern and central India and more than six million others have been affected by floods that

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee launches the Akashvani Maitree, a Bangla radio service, in Kolkata, saying that it would be an important "channel of communication" between India and Bangladesh.

India has decided to increase the duration of tourist visa from one year to five years having multiple entry facility for Bangladeshis only aged above 65 years.

A Chinese lawmaker was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday for trying to dig a basement under his Beijing home