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Notorious French serial killer freed from Nepal prison

Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj was freed from prison...

China sanctions two Americans

China has sanctioned two Americans in retaliation for US sanctions...

Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of...

Thailand hosts Myanmar junta figures in talks, key ASEAN nations skip

Thailand hosted regional talks on Thursday to discuss the crisis in army-run Myanmar including rare...

India randomly testing international visitors for COVID-19

India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its...

Thailand hosts informal meeting on Myanmar political crisis

Three Cabinet ministers from Myanmar attended an informal regional meeting...

North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

North Korea's foreign ministry denied a media report it supplied...

Dozens protest in Afghan capital after Taliban close universities to women

Dozens of women gathered outside Kabul University on Thursday to...

China's military sends 39 warplanes, 3 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours

China’s military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan...

'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia to face drug trafficking charge

Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday it had taken...

Fiji military called in to 'help maintain order' after disputed election

Fiji's military will help police maintain law and order, Prime...

Philippines orders strengthened military presence after 'Chinese activities' near islands

The Philippines' defence ministry on Thursday ordered the military to...

US slaps sanctions on Iran officials over protest crackdown

The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian officials on Wednesday,...

Shanghai hospital readies for 'tragic battle' with COVID

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for...

Nepal to release serial killer Charles 'the serpent' Sobhraj

Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release, due to...

UN council demands end to Myanmar violence in first resolution in decades

The UN Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar...

Reaction to Taliban ban on university education for women

Afghanistan's Taliban-run government on Tuesday suspended university access for female...

First foreign Covid-19 vaccines head to China from Germany

Berlin has sent its first batch of BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines...

India's Kerala state culls hundreds of birds after avian flu outbreak

Hundreds of birds were culled in India's southern state of...

India to step up Covid surveillance as cases increase elsewhere

India's government has asked all states to step up surveillance...

25 militants killed in Pakistan army raid on detention centre

Pakistan's security forces killed 25 of 35 Islamist militants holed...

At least 100 Rohingya stranded in boat off India's coast, many dead, activists say

At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat...

Taliban-led Afghan administration suspends women from universities

Afghanistan's Taliban-run higher education ministry on Tuesday suspended access to...