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Koreas, U.S.-led U.N. Command hold 1st talks on disarming border

North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks...

As Pakistan negotiates IMF bailout, China says more corridor projects planned

China on Tuesday said there will be more projects planned under the so-called China-Pakistan Economic...

Pompeo to meet Saudi crown prince on missing journalist

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who arrived in Riyadh Tuesday for talks with King...

Transactions worth Rs 460 Cr made from dead man's account in Pak

A whopping Rs 460 crore worth of transactions were made through three bank accounts of...

Najib Razak questioned again by anti-graft agency over 1MDB

Former Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak was questioned for about six hours by the Malaysian...

Rouhani: U.S. wants regime change in Iran

The United States is seeking “regime change” in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, adding...

Kim Jong Un sincere about denuclearisation, should be rewarded: S Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sincere and really means to abandon nuclear weapons,...

Syria's key border crossings with Jordan, Israel to be reopened

Jordan and Syria have agreed to reopen a vital border crossing between the two countries,...

Defeated Maldives President blames 'disappearing ink' for poll results

Outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen says disappearing ink and specially treated ballot papers were to...

Nepal rescuers retrieve bodies of nine climbers

The bodies of nine climbers killed on Nepal's Mount Gurja were retrieved on Sunday (Oct...

3 Myanmar workers killed in Cameron Highlands landslide

Three Myanmar nationals were killed after being buried in a landslide in Malaysia's Cameron Highlands...

Missing writer sours Turkey-Saudi ties

At first glance, the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul...

Singapore: Indian yoga teacher's jail term extended for molesting student

An Indian yoga instructor, who repeatedly molested his student, had his jail sentence enhanced from...

Death toll in Afghan election rally bomb attack rises to at least 22

The death toll in a bomb attack on an Afghan election rally has risen to...

Snowstorm kills nine climbers on Nepal peak

Nine members of a South Korean climbing expedition were killed after a violent snowstorm swept...

8 climbers dead on Nepal's Mount Gurja after snowstorm: officials

At least eight climbers from a South Korean expedition have died on Nepal's Mount Gurja...