The Indian Cabinet today approved a bill to repeal the three contentious farm sector reform laws which triggered major protests by thousands of farmers.

Afghan journalists and activists yesterday condemned new “religious guidelines” issued by the Taliban that restrict the role of women in television, as the Islamists move to muzzle the media.

A ferry capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least six people, a navy spokesperson said.

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities late Sunday issued a new ‘’religious guideline’’ that called on the country’s television channels to stop showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors.

Flushed with victory after Prime Minister Narendra Modi caved into demands for agricultural reform laws to be repealed, Indian farmers held a mass rally yesterday to demand minimum support prices be extended to all produce, not just rice and wheat.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a summit yesterday that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbours, amid rising tension over the South China Sea.

Sudanese authorities yesterday released several civilian leaders detained since last month’s coup, a key plank in a deal aimed to restore a fragile transition process towards full democracy.

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tonight expressed hope that India’s USD 500 million line of credit to Bangladesh for defence equipment will spur joint activities not only in acquisition of assets but also in co-development and co-production of defence material.

Not long ago, Ferishta Salihi and her family had enough for a decent life. Her husband was working and earned a good salary. She could send several of her daughters to private schools.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told leaders of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit on Monday that Beijing would not "bully" its smaller regional neighbours amid rising tension over the South China Sea.

Farmers at the Delhi borders have said that say their protests will continue till the formal cancellation of the three contentious farm laws, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.

An Indian man declared dead after a road accident shocked his relatives when they found him still breathing despite a night in the freezer of a hospital morgue.

India’s Uttar Pradesh state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested two Rohingyas from Kolkata for allegedly making fake documents for Rohingya people and Bangladeshis illegally brought to India for trafficking.

Apparently unimpressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of the decision to withdraw three contentious farm laws, India’s agitating farmers today vowed to continue their protests till formal scrapping of the legislations.

Congress' Punjab unit President Navjot Singh Sidhu calling Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan his "bada bhai" (elder brother) during a pilgrimage to a key Sikh shrine in that country sparked a row -- drawing condemnation from even within his own party besides Bharatiya Janata Party.

The International Criminal Court has suspended its investigation into suspected rights abuses committed under Philippine President Rodrigo

At least 30 people are dead or missing after flash floods hit southern India, reports yesterday, with three buses washed away in one incident.

Death toll in floods caused by heavy rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh increased to at least 13 today.

In a surprise announcement yesterday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would repeal agriculture laws that farmers have been protesting against for more than a year, sparking celebrations for what farmers called a hard-fought victory.

Six Armenian troops were killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan near the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region earlier this week, officials in Yerevan said yesterday.