Russia invites Taliban to major economic forum
Russia has invited Afghanistan’s Taliban to its biggest annual economic forum as Moscow moves to remove a ban on the Islamist movement, a senior Russian diplomat was quoted as ...
South Korea, China agree to launch diplomatic and security dialogue
By Hyonhee Shin, Katya Golubkova and Eduardo Baptista
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed on Sunday to launch a diplomatic and security dialogue and ...
Thai hospital says 43 people from Singapore Airlines flight still under treatment
Forty three people who were on board a Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI flight that hit severe turbulence remain hospitalised in Bangkok four days after the emergency, a hospital in the ...
One dead, 30 injured as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence
One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in ...
Swarmed with tourists, Japan town blocks off viral view of Mt. Fuji
Japan’s majestic Mt. Fuji was some 700,000 years in the making, but on one sultry May morning, it was gone.
At least on one side of a busy road, views ...
Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran’s interim president?
Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran’s first vice president who, based on the country’s constitution, is expected to become interim president following the death of ...
Iran’s hardline President Raisi killed in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed after his helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the ...
Gunmen kill three Spanish tourists in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar, Charlotte Greenfield and Ana Cantero
Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan’s central ...
Dual world records marked on Mount Everest
A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday.
Rakesh Gurung, ...
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies ...
Afghanistan floods kill over 150
The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban’s interior ministry said on Saturday, while the World Food ...
China’s Xi Jinping says China-Hungary relations an ‘all-weather’ strategic partnership
China and Hungary will embark on a “golden voyage” in bilateral relations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the third and final stop ...
India’s Modi casts vote as giant election reaches halfway mark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi voted early on Tuesday as India held the third phase of a massive general election, when seats in his home state Gujarat and 10 other regions will ...
China launches sample-return spacecraft to moon
By Robert Morgan
China has launched a mission to the dark side of the moon to collect lunar soil samples and return them to Earth, it was announced Friday.
The ...
France, Japan to start talks on reciprocal troops pact
France and Japan agreed on Thursday to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation in amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the ...
IMF approves $1.1 bln funding for Pakistan
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved $1.1 billion in funding for Pakistan on Monday, the agency said in a statement, amid discussions for a new loan.
The funding ...
Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage
Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and ...
Ten killed after two Malaysian navy helicopters collide in mid-air
Two Malaysian navy helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a naval parade on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew members aboard, the navy said in a statement.
The incident occurred ...
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses and Thailand’s government said, forcing nearly 1,700 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops ...
Iran’s foreign minister downplays drone attack
By Jasper Ward and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said Tehran was investigating an overnight attack on Iran, adding that so far a link to Israel had ...
Indians vote in huge election dominated by jobs, Hindu pride and Modi (updated)
The first of India’s almost one billion voters cast ballots on Friday in the country’s multi-day election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on ...
Airlines scramble to change routes after Israeli attack on Iran
Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli ...
Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals
Police in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi shot down a suicide bomber and a militant on Friday as they attacked a vehicle carrying five Japanese nationals, all of whom ...
India’s election officials climb hills, ford rivers to reach voters
India was preparing on Thursday for the world’s largest general election, as polling officers clambered up hills, travelled deep into areas riven by violent insurgencies and crossed rivers to ...