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Sri Lankan president draws his country closer to China after summit

China and Sri Lanka plan to restart discussions on a...

Malaysia detains 60 Chinese nationals, six vessels

Malaysia’s maritime authorities said on Saturday they had detained 60...

N Korea holds military parade marking party anniversary, Seoul says

North Korea held a military parade early on Saturday to...

Four die in Beirut fuel tank explosion

Four people were killed and several more were wounded when...

Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire: Russia

Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire starting on Saturday...

Pakistan bans TikTok over ‘immoral’ content

Pakistan on Friday blocked social media app TikTok for failing...

Russia says Armenia, Azerbaijan will attend Moscow talks

Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed that their foreign ministers will...

North Korea prepares for big military parade despite coronavirus concern

North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital...

China joins WHO-backed vaccine programme rejected by Trump

China has joined a global scheme for the distribution of...

‘14m tonnes of harmful microplastics polluting seafloor’

An estimated 14.0 million tonnes of harmful microplastics may be...

China advises Indian media not to call Taiwan a country

Chinese has advised Indian media not to violate the ‘One...

Global Covid-19 cases surpass 36 million

Global coronavirus (Covid-19) cases have exceeded 36 million on Thursday,...

India declines to test Russia's Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine in large study

India's drug regulator has knocked back a proposal from Dr...

Australia immigration law to require ‘English test’ for partner visas

Australia will require partners of existing residents to pass an...

HRW urges Myanmar to end ‘arbitrary detention’ of Rohingya in Rakhine State

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Myanmar to urgently end...

Kuwait's emir names Sheikh Meshal as crown prince

Kuwait’s new ruler on Wednesday named veteran security chief Sheikh...

India's daily Covid-19 infections slow down after scaling highs

India reported 72,049 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, dropping...

China says US should drop ‘Cold War’ mentality

China said on Wednesday that the United States should stop...

India’s Covid cases soar to 6.76 million

India’s tally of coronavirus infections stood at 6.76 million on...

Kyrgyzstan PM quits after post-election protests

Kyrgyzstan's prime minister has resigned after widespread post-election protests which...

Kuwait's cabinet hands in resignation, emir asks PM to prepare for election

Kuwait's new emir has asked the Gulf state's cabinet to...

Singapore PM testified in court in defamation case against blogger

Singapore’s prime minister testified in court on Tuesday in his...

China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use

China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines...