At least eight people were killed and 20 injured yesterday when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital, police said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people.

Explosion in Hyundai i20 triggered fire; multiple states on high alert

South Korean prosecutors indicted Yoon Suk Yeol on new charges of aiding the enemy

Indonesia added former president Suharto to a list of "national heroes" during a ceremony on Monday

Over 400 flights have been cancelled since Sunday

Malaysian authorities have recovered at least seven bodies after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the Thai border, a maritime agency official said yesterday.

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and its main rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are set for a collision course as the Election Commission of India (ECI) undertakes a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral roll ahead of assembly polls slated for March-April next year

Around 300 migrants were on board; one dead, dozens missing

Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Saif” arrived at the Chattogram port yesterday on a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.

Peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours, a Taliban spokesperson said yesterday.

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The two countries met in Istanbul on Thursday to try to finalise a truce agreed on October 19 in Qatar

Five people were killed and six were wounded in brief cross-border fire between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday afternoon, a hospital official on the Afghan side told AFP, in an incident both countries blamed on each other.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile yesterday, Seoul’s military said, around a week after US President Donald Trump approved South Korea’s plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine.

The commissioning of China’s latest aircraft carrier this week marks a new chapter in its military modernisation effort but security analysts and regional diplomats say tough challenges lie ahead before it can be made fully operational.

Three Indian news outlets publish written interviews

Shipments drop 1.1% year on year

Death tole rises to 188

Nepali rescuers yesterday searched for the bodies of multiple climbers killed in an avalanche this week, while Italy said five citizens reported missing in a separate incident were safe.

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday traded blame for brief cross-border fighting, as delegations from both countries were in Turkey for talks to conclude a ceasefire following deadly clashes