The first woman to conquer Mount Everest, Junko Tabei of Japan, died aged 77, media reported yesterday. She completed the

The act of throwing a snake into a muddy pit with schoolgirls as part of character-building training has sparked condemnation. The instructors involved will be hauled up.

Pakistan's Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai yesterday urged Muslims to respect the "true message of Islam"

Myanmar is struggling to establish full democracy after 50 years of military rule, de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said it was "time to say goodbye" to the US during a visit to China yesterday, as the

Violence in a Muslim-majority region of Myanmar is stopping aid agencies from delivering food and medicines, a United Nations official said yesterday, as security forces respond to deadly raids that the government says were inspired by Islamists.

A fire broke out late Monday at a private hospital in a city in eastern India, killing at least 23 people, India's federal

Thais should "socially sanction" those who defame the monarchy following King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death, the junta's justice minister said yesterday, as fresh videos emerged of mob justice against people accused of insulting the institution.

An Indian film festival dropped a Pakistani drama from its programme yesterday after protesters threatened to disrupt

The death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej will not affect plans to hold a general election in 2017, media reported

Myanmar has fired the police official charged with guarding its troubled border with Bangladesh, officials said

There is no sense in going to war over the disputed South China Sea as talks are far better, Philippine President

Searchers have recovered 32 bodies after an overloaded ferry sank in central Myanmar and expect to find dozens

Climate change could sink up to 122 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, mostly in South Asia and

The Pakistan army elite has sounded the warning bell for the beleaguered Nawaz Sharif government.

Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday said a rising tide of protectionism and anti-globalisation was endangering the

Novak Djokovic's problems come to an explosive head at the Shanghai Masters and the Serb now faces being knocked off world number one if he can't find a quick solution.

The Football Association of Thailand says it will meet clubs to explain its decision to scrap the season with three matches to go following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Expressing warmth and lauding the strong ties between the two countries, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the BRICS summit with a tweet in Bangla.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign defence and energy pacts following talks aimed at reinvigorating ties between the former Cold-War allies.