South Korea’s ruling party leader said President Yoon Suk Yeol needs to be removed from power for trying to impose martial law, as the government denied reports yesterday it was preparing to issue another martial law declaration.

Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has called on his supporters to hold a rally next week and threatened to start a civil disobedience movement days after his party led a deadly protest march in Islamabad.

South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be removed from office after his abortive attempt to impose martial law, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to subvert civilian rule again

The head of South Korean special forces said today that he was ordered to "drag out" lawmakers from parliament on the night martial law was declared this week.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol clung to power yesterday, with his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world.

Protests against alleged atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh spread to the southern part of India as Chennai police yesterday rounded up about 500 people, including 100 women for taking to the streets without permission from police.

The seized gold was handed over to the Customs Department for further investigation

Hotel and restaurant owners in India's Tripura state have lifted the temporary ban on Bangladeshi medical tourists, fearing a decline in business

Multimedia editors from members of the Asia News Network (ANN) have concluded their two-day meeting in Hong Kong with an opportunity to exchange views with the city’s lawmakers and social media influencers

A vote in the South Korean parliament on the proposed impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol is scheduled for Saturday at around 7:00pm

The BJP government in north eastern Indian state of Assam today announced it has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels, and public places

More than 155,000 households are currently affected

South Korean lawmakers yesterday accused President Yoon Suk Yeol of declaring martial law to stop criminal investigations into himself and his family, as they kickstarted a push to impeach him.

South Korea's main opposition party said Wednesday it would file insurrection charges against President Yoon Suk Yeol and other top security officials over his short-lived declaration of martial law

A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suggested in the state legislature that India should seek the deployment of UN peacekeeping force in Bangladesh “to ensure safety of the minorities”, her party colleague Sudip Bandopadhyay echoed the same call in parliament yesterday.

"It is only when a country completely collapses, the peacekeepers are sent and the govt of the country has to request them"

The decision, announced in a press release of the association issued yesterday, was made during an emergency meeting

Imran Khan was booked in a murder case over the death of paramilitary personnel who were run over by a speeding vehicle

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday urged the Indian government to seek the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh to help normalise the situation and ensure the safety of minorities in that country.

Just after midnight as poisonous plumes of smoke wafted through the Indian city of Bhopal four decades ago, Gas Devi was born, gasping for every breath