DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested 1,700 suspected drug traffickers in a major sweep as authorities try to curb a booming trade…

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party was set yesterday to win the largest number of seats in…

PARIS: Almost a quarter-of-a-million girls younger than five die in India every year due to neglect resulting from society’s preference…

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese court yesterday found former president Ma Ying-jeou guilty in a political leaks case, his first conviction in…

SHANGHAI: The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was ‘sucked…

JAKARTA: Following a series of terrorist attacks on Sunday and Monday in Surabaya, East Java, the Jakarta Police have…

SYDNEY: Australian police will be able to conduct random identity checks at airports under sweeping new security laws, the…

MOSCOW: Protests have been growing in recent months over the stench from landfill sites around Moscow, overflowing with millions…