Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan’s new premier as Imran Khan allies in parliament allege...
ISLAMABAD, 4 Mar (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly have elected Shehbaz Sharif for a comeback term as prime minister, as parliamentary allies...
South Korea takes steps to suspend licenses of striking doctors after they refuse to...
SEOUL, South Korea, 4 Mar (AP) — South Korea’s government began steps Monday to suspend the medical licenses of thousands of striking junior doctors,...
The US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North’s...
SEOUL, South Korea, 4 Mar (AP) — South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to bolster their readiness against...
Philippine foreign minister urges neighbors to stand together more strongly in South China Sea
MELBOURNE, Australia, 4 Mar (AP) — Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo urged regional neighbors Monday to stand together more strongly in upholding the rule...
Malaysia’s prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don’t have a problem with...
MELBOURNE, Australia, 4 Mar (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister on Monday spoke up in defense of ties with China and complained over alleged pressure...
Nepal PM Prachanda ends alliance with Nepali Congress, reshuffles cabinet
Kathmandu, 4 Mar (PTI): In a dramatic development, Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Monday reshuffled the Cabinet after terminating a nearly...
China wants to deepen strategic ties with Pak during Sharif’s new tenure
Beijing, 4 Mar (PTI): As Shehbaz Sharif took the oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a second time on Monday, China said...
China downplays rising frictions with neighbours, says BRI gaining momentum
Beijing, 4 Mar (PTI|): China on Monday sought to play down increasing tensions with its Asian neighbours over the simmering South China Sea dispute...
India-UAE non-oil trade target of $100 bn by 2030 ambitious: CII President
Abu Dhabi, 3 Mar (PTI): The target of $100 billion non-oil trade between India and the UAE by 2030 is ambitious but achievable as...
Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 3 Mar (AP) — Malaysia’s government said Sunday it may renew the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 after a...
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new premier as Imran Khan’s allies in parliament allege rigging
ISLAMABAD, 3 Mar (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time...
Heavy winter rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 people, collapse buildings and trigger...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 3 Mar (AP) — Heavy rains that swept across Pakistan have left at least 29 people dead and 50 others injured, collapsed...
US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
WASHINGTON, 3 Mar (AP) — U.S. military C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over Gaza on Saturday in the opening stage of an...
Oil spill and fertilizer leak from sinking of cargo ship highlight risks to Red...
MIAMI, 3 Mar (AP) — A vibrant fishing industry, some of the world’s largest coral reefs, desalination plants supplying millions with drinking water. They’re...
Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns
JUBA, South Sudan, 3 Mar (AP) — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due...
A fire at a shopping mall in Bangladesh’s capital kills at least 43 people
DHAKA, Bangladesh, 1 Mar: A fire at a six-story shopping mall in the Bangladeshi capital overnight killed at least 43 people and injured dozens...
Japan opposition lawmakers bring no-confidence motion accusing gov’t of halting debate over scandal
TOKYO, 1 May: Outraged Japanese opposition lawmakers submitted a no-confidence motion on Friday, accusing the governing party of trying to push through a budget...
Iran votes in its first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 1 Mar: Iran on Friday held the country’s first parliamentary election since the mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws...
UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be...
UNITED NATIONS, 1 Mar: Paramilitary forces and their allied militias fighting to take power in Sudan carried out widespread ethnic killings and rapes while...
New Zealand tour operators told to pay $7.8 million in fines and reparations over...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 1 Mar: Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019...