India and the United States are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean, military officials say, a move

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Sunday it was setting up a special panel to chase after nationals likely to figure in the

President Ashraf Ghani said Afghanistan faced a terrorist enemy led by Taliban "slaves" in Pakistan in a sombre speech to parliament yesterday that nonetheless left the door open to resuming peace talks with parts of the Taliban.

In an unprecedented move, Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif dismisses 12 army officers, including a three-star general, from service over alleged corruption today.

It's often said that falling in love can be dangerous. But as a young man growing up in the town of Rampur in northern India, Mohammad Javed never imagined his love for a Pakistani relative would see him branded a terrorist and sent to jail for eleven and a half years.

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw pardons at least 63 political prisoners on the country's traditional New Year Sunday, according to a watchdog group, in his first major political act since he was sworn in last month.

A young man was killed yesterday in Indian-administered Kashmir when soldiers fired on protesters, taking the death toll to five in

In a tragic incident, Veenu Paliwal, India's top woman biker, died in a road accident in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening, reports The Times of India.

The Afghan Taliban yesterday announced the start of their "spring offensive" even as the government in Kabul tries to bring the insurgents back to the negotiating table to end their drawn-out conflict.

At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded by a bomb targeting police recruits in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake is felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia today.

Pakistani rescuers were struggling yesterday to reach 23 people buried by a landslide in the north after heavy rains on the weekend that

Myanmar’s president yesterday signed a bill giving Aung San Suu Kyi a new role of state adviser, shoring up her influence across all branches of government despite vehement opposition from the still-powerful military.

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has denied any connection with offshore companies in tax havens.

Chinese hackers are possibly behind one of the world's biggest cyber heists, the theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank, a senator in the Philippines says.

Rescuers were battling yesterday to reach thousands of people stranded by floods and landslides in Pakistan's northwest and parts of Kashmir, officials said, as the death toll rose to 55.

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan and martial arts movie star Jackie Chan are among celebrities who feature yesterday in a massive leak of documents, some of which reveal hidden offshore assets.

Indian police yesterday arrested a fourth employee of a construction firm building a flyover that collapsed killing 26 people, one of

For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.

When Hagoda Gamage Shalika Perera, a small Sri Lankan businesswoman, got a deposit of $20 million in her account last month, she said the funds were expected but had no idea they were stolen from Bangladesh's central bank in one of the largest cyber heists in history.