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Moin-ul-Haque appointed by Pakistan as High Commissioner to India

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced that Pakistan has decided to send its 1987...

French fighter jets make emergency landing in Indonesia

Seven French navy fighter jets were forced to make an emergency landing in Indonesia's northern...

Ex-Maldives President congratulates PM Modi after exit poll forecasts

With most of the exit polls predicting a majority for the NDA, former Maldives President...

US Ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week

U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was scheduled to visit Tibet this week, a U.S....

Sri Lanka president vows to eliminate terror threat after Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka's president marked the 10th anniversary of the end of a protracted war with...

US embassy issues Indonesia security alert ahead of election results

The US embassy in Jakarta has issued a security alert ahead of election results due...

Seungri admits having sex with prostitutes

Former BIGBANG member Seungri has admitted having sex with prostitutes.Broadcaster Channel A reported Saturday that...

Hero dog saves buried baby in northeastern Thailand

An attentive dog in northeastern Thailand is being hailed as a hero after finding and...

China's water quality improvements 'imbalanced' in first quarter

Pollution increased in some of China's major lakes, rivers and reservoirs in the first quarter...

Major Saudi oil pipeline ‘attacked’ by drones

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that attacks on two of its oil tankers and a...

Curfew lifted in Sri Lanka, more than 60 people arrested

Sri Lankan authorities said they have arrested 60 people linked to the communal riots as...

HIV outbreak sparks panic in southern Pakistan

Parents nervously watch as their children wait to be tested for HIV in a village...

Hafiz Saeed’s kin held for fiery speech

Pakistan on Wednesday arrested Maulana Abdul Rehman Makki — the brother-in-law of outlawed Jamaatud Dawa...

U.S. pulls nonessential staff from Iraq amid Mideast tensions

The United States on Wednesday ordered all nonessential government staff to leave Iraq, and Germany...

The Baloch vs Beijing: Pakistani militancy targets Chinese investment

A vast Chinese-funded infrastructure project in Pakistan has become a major trigger for separatist insurgents,...

Asset declaration to be made compulsory for all lawmakers, says PM Mahathir

All Malaysian Members of Parliament – including those in the opposition – will be required...