Myanmar’s military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported.

North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast yesterday, South Korea’s military said, pulling

One of the most senior figures in Afghanistan’s Taliban government has hailed the sacrifices of suicide bombers at a meeting with families of the “martyrs” in Kabul.

A statue of Hindu god Lord Shiva is pictured amid the risen water levels of River Ganga after incessant rains in Rishikesh in India’s

Chief Minister of India’s Tripura state, Biplab Kumar Deb, today expressed concern over attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh and said he felt these are part of a “conspiracy” to damage India-Bangladesh relations.

At least 16 people were killed as heavy rains pounded the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand since Sunday, triggering flash floods and landslides that buried houses and washed away bridges in several parts.

Congress leader Milind Deora has called for amendment to India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to “protect Bangladeshi Hindus”.

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, pulling Japan's new prime minister off the campaign trail and overshadowing the opening of a major arms fair in Seoul.

Myanmar’s shadow government, formed by opponents of ruling military, yesterday welcomed the exclusion of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming regional summit, but said it should be the legitimate representative.

The ferocity of the fighting between security forces and the group of terrorists holed up in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for at least eight days suggests the infiltrators were trained by Pakistani commandos, sources in the army and police have said.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistani Taliban as a schoolgirl, has urged Afghanistan’s new rulers to let girls return to school.

Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywide polio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect millions of unvaccinated children, the UN said yesterday.

Myanmar’s junta chief on Monday (Oct 18) announced the release of more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup, days after a regional bloc delivered a major snub to the military regime.

China's parliament will consider legislation to punish parents if their young children exhibit "very bad behaviour" or commit crimes.

About 500 members and followers of ISKCON in India’s Kolkata sang kirtan outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Park Circus locality last evening protesting the attack on ISKCON temple in Noakhali last Friday.

Sri Lanka’s fishermen launched a flotilla of boats yesterday demanding that the government block Indian trawlers from poaching in the island’s prawn-rich northern waters.

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the

At least 21 people were killed in flooding caused by heavy rains and landslides in hilly areas of southern Indian state of Kerala as rescue workers recovered more bodies from the debris yesterday.

China could expand pilot testing of a property tax to Zhejiang province, a former government expert was quoted as saying in an official media outlet on Sunday, the latest sign that the country is moving closer to adopting the long-discussed levy.

Clashes between rebels and government forces as well as street killings left eight more dead in Indian Kashmir, officials said, as the disputed Himalayan region battles a worsening wave of violence.