At least 18 people burned to death yesterday when an overnight bus smashed into another vehicle carrying diesel in eastern Pakistan, officials said.

Pakistani authorities have opened a criminal investigation against jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, after naming him and three aides in a fresh case, a top security source said yesterday.

India’s maiden attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon moved closer to reality as the national space agency today said it has successfully reduced the orbit of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's lander module before the final descent to the lunar surface.

Eleven labourers were killed in a bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, a local government official said Sunday

At least 18 people burned to death on Sunday when an overnight bus smashed into another vehicle carrying diesel in eastern Pakistan, officials said

A S$250,000 Hermes Birkin bag and a rare Patek Philippe watch that costs over S$7 million on the resale market are said to be among the items seized in raids this week conducted by Singapore police in a billion-dollar money laundering case.

Thailand’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra plans to return to the country on Tuesday, his daughter said, as the country is struggling to overcome a political deadlock after a May national election.

China yesterday launched military drills around Taiwan as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Taiwan Vice President William Lai’s visit to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei.

Users of social media must remain mindful of its impact and reach, India’s Supreme Court stressed on Friday, offering no relief to actor, playwright and former legislator S Ve Shekher, who wanted to be let off in cases registered against him for sharing a derogatory Facebook post against women journalists in April 2018.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday said India stands with Bangladesh as a “steadfast partner” and committed to supporting its aspirations for a “peaceful, prosperous, and inclusive” future.

Nine Indian soldiers were killed today when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Himalayas in Leh district of Ladakh today, officials said

Pakistani opposition leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi was detained on Saturday, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said, just hours after he said it would challenge any delay to the country's election in the courts

India today announced the imposition of 40 percent duty on the export of onions till December 31, in a move to tame escalating prices in the domestic market

A $250,000 Hermes Birkin bag and a rare Patek Philippe watch that costs over $7 million on the resale market are said to be among the items seized in raids this week conducted by the police in a billion-dollar money laundering case

A former head of Pakistan's central bank has been appointed finance minister in the interim government leading the country to an election due in months

Despite Singapore's strict regulations to prevent money laundering through real estate, property transactions remain attractive for criminals looking to wash dirty money, said lawyers and property consultants

Eleven more properties were issued with prohibition of disposal orders in the billion-dollar anti-money laundering case involving foreigners from Fujian, said the Singapore police yesterday.

India’s Supreme Court released a glossary this week of “gender-unjust terms” it wants the legal community to avoid when preparing pleas, orders and judgments, and suggested some alternatives.

Cat owners in Singapore can now take their pets on luxury sunset cruises, perfect for pampered kitties who enjoy the finer things in life.

Police in Pakistan have arrested two Christians accused of blasphemy, a spokesperson said yesterday, two days after a Muslim mob burnt churches and houses in the minority’s settlement, saying the two men had desecrated the holy Quran.