At least 112 women have been hospitalised after a gas leak at an apparel manufacturing plant in India, police said yesterday.

Sri Lanka’s new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster.

Seven out of 10 working people of Singapore would prefer a four-day workweek, according to a recent survey.

China on Wednesday (Aug 3) continued to voice its anger at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan calling the move "dangerous and stupid" as it announced new economic measures and other sanctions against the island.

A United States drone strike killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri at a hideout in Kabul, President Joe Biden said Monday, declaring “justice had been delivered” to the families of the 9/11 attacks.

Sri Lanka yesterday brushed aside Indian concerns over a scheduled visit by a Chinese ship, saying it was coming only to refuel and replenish supplies. The

Pakistan’s ex-premier Imran Khan’s party accepted millions of dollars in illegal funds from foreign individuals and groups, the election commission ruled

India and Maldives yesterday inked six agreements to expand cooperation in a range of areas including cyber security, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra

The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to US House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday night.

Taiwan is preparing its air-raid shelters as rising tension with China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine raise new fears about the possibility of a Chinese attack on the democratic island.

A Pakistani military helicopter carrying a senior commander and five others crashed on a mountain during a flood relief operation and all on board were killed, the military and police said on Tuesday.

A woman today attempted to throw a “chappal” (slipper) at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with a school recruitment scam, when he was being escorted out of a hospital in India by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.

South Koreans may soon be able to carry a device inside their own bodies in the form of a bespoke tattoo that automatically alerts them to potential health problems, if a science team's project bears fruit.

India yesterday confirmed its first monkeypox death, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak.

A Tokyo clothing maker has teamed up with veterinarians to create a wearable fan for pets, hoping to attract the anxious owners of dogs - or cats - that can’t shed their fur coats in Japan’s blistering summer weather.

Sri Lanka yesterday issued an urgent appeal to tackle rapidly spreading malnutrition among children as its economic crisis leaves nine out of 10 people dependent on state handouts.

The head of Myanmar’s junta yesterday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast Asian countries as he extended emergency rule for another six months.

China said today that its military “not sit idly by” if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan.

Against the backdrop of the arrest of her former cabinet colleague, Partha Chatterjee, in a school recruitment scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today (August 1, 2022) announced that a reshuffle of her ministry would be carried out on Wednesday.

The head of Myanmar's junta on Monday (August 1, 2022) blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast Asian countries as he extended emergency rule for another six months.