Bhutanese voters have elected Tshering Tobgay to become prime minister for a second time after his party won nearly two-thirds of seats, the election commission said in results released Wednesday

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu yesterday urged China to send more tourists to the island nation amid a massive boycott campaign in India over derogatory remarks made by his ministers against PM Modi.

Former prime minister Tshering Tobgay’s party won Bhutan’s election yesterday, media reported, after polls dominated by economic threats challenging the Himalayan kingdom’s longstanding policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth.

A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet to be told when plans to rebuild can begin.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake off central Japan caused strong shaking on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued

China congratulated Bangladesh for the successful holding of the 12th parliamentary election as planned, and felicitated Awami League for winning the election

The death toll from a New Year's Day earthquake in Japan climbed to 202 on Tuesday with 565 confirmed injured, according to government figures

A bomb blast in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border killed five police officers on polio vaccination guard duty and wounded more than 20 yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks by militants ahead of the February 8 national elections.

The Congress announced that it will contest the Lok Sabha elections with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) even though the first round of seat sharing talks between the two parties remained inconclusive yesterday.

One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives yesterday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embittered relations between the South Asian neighbours.

India’s top court yesterday quashed the early release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during riots in Gujarat state in 2002, a lawyer in the case said.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s navy said yesterday it was joining a US-led maritime taskforce to protect international shipping against attacks by Yemen’s Huthi rebels.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time.

Pakistan's Supreme Court today scrapped lifetime bans on contesting elections for people with criminal convictions, paving the way for Nawaz Sharif to run for prime minister for a fourth time

One of India's largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embittered relations between the South Asian neighbours

In a blow for the BJP government in Gujarat, India's Supreme Court today quashed the release of 11 men who were jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant woman and murdering her relatives during communal riots in the western Indian state in 2002.

A bomb targeting a polio protection team in northwestern Pakistan Monday killed at least five police officers, officials said

The number of people unaccounted for after Japan's New Year's Day earthquake more than tripled on Monday to 323 while the death toll rose to 168, according to local authorities

China yesterday announced sanctions against five US defence firms in response to their involvement in arms sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds general elections today with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth.