Torrential rain in India's Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday.

As global interest in the war-torn country diminishes, many Afghans feel abandoned. In the two years since the Taliban retook control they have imposed draconian restrictions on society, especially women and girls

Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, a little-known politician who is believed to be close to the military, was sworn in as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister today to oversee national elections as the country navigates political and economic crises

At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said today

Twenty-two people have died, 14 were missing and thousands evacuated in South Korea as of today

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered the people whose lives were lost during the Partition of the sub-continent in 1947 and the sufferings of the people on the occasion the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

India’s first satellite to study the Sun is getting ready for its launch soon, the national space research agency was quoted as saying today

At least 29 people were killed today in separate incidents of cloudburst and landslides in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh

Little-known senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar was set to be sworn in Monday as Pakistan's caretaker prime minister to see the country through to an election due in months

Jan Moha­mmad Mahar, a senior journalist associated with private Sindhi newspaper and its TV channel, was shot dead by armed men riding a motorcycle near St Saviour School on Queens Road in Pakistan's Sukkur district on late Sunday evening

China yesterday vowed “resolute and forceful measures” over a weekend trip by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States.

Two separatist militants were killed Sunday when they attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers to a Beijing-financed port project in Pakistan's Balochistan province

Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants on Sunday attacked a convoy carrying Chinese engineers to the Beijing-financed Gwadar Port in Pakistan's southwest, the group said

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz agreed yesterday to name Senator Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar as caretaker premier to oversee elections, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz said on Saturday

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday sought the complete record of the Toshakhana case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in Attock Jail after his conviction

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday dismissed pre-arrest bail of PTI chairman Imran Khan in seven cases registered over his alleged involvement in the May 9 riots, including an attack on the Lahore corps commander's residence

Two people died and 16 others are missing after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains occurred near the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, state media reported Saturday

India’s government moved three bills in the lower house of parliament yesterday aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that protect women and minors.

The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 yesterday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.