South Korea will end some military activities along its border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, in his government's latest effort to improve ties between the neighbouring countries still technically at war. In a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation fro
The death toll from the rains across the mountainous north of Pakistan had risen to at least 337 people by Sunday morning, with most killed in flash floods, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Aziz Ahmed, a local schoolteacher in Buner, northwestern Pakistan, said the thunder
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been granted asylum in Australia, the former lawmaker said in a Facebook post on Saturday, more than four years after he left Hong Kong where he faces criminal charges over the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Hui said he received written notice from the Au
More than 300 people are dead in northwest Pakistan after two days of intense rains and floods, local officials said on Saturday. Rescue efforts and clearing of blocked roads were ongoing with the release of emergency funds, they said, adding that the heavy rains would continue until August 21. C
At least five people have died after part of the dome at the historic Humayun’s Tomb complex collapsed in south New Delhi’s Nizamuddin area. The incident occurred at 4:30 pm on Friday, according to Delhi Fire Services, which warned that more may be trapped under the debris. Rescue tea
Hezbollah raised the spectre of civil war on Friday with a warning there would be "no life" in Lebanon if the government sought to confront or eliminate the Iran-backed group. The government wants to control arms in line with a US-backed plan following Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah
Israeli settlement building, a point of contention at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has come back into focus after Israel's far-right finance minister revived a plan that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem. WHAT IS A SETTLEMENT? An Israeli settlement is
At least 34 people died and more than 200 were missing following sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Thursday, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week. The incident occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage
Pakistan will create a new force in the military to supervise missile combat capabilities in a conventional conflict, apparently a move to match neighbouring arch-rival India. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the creation of the Army Rocket Force late Wednesday at a ceremony held in Islamab
At least three people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed and over 60 others suffered gunshot wounds during Independence Day celebrations in Pakistan's Karachi due to "reckless" aerial firing. Authorities condemned the practice as reckless and dangerous, urging citizens to mark Independence
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers divert international aid by force and other means, block minority communities from receiving aid and may collude with UN officials to seek kickbacks, a US watchdog said on Tuesday. The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said its finding
A Chinese jet fighter "intercepted" a Philippine aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol flight over the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, the Manila government said, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission. A Reuters jour
No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Wednesday, days after the cabinet approved the objectives of a US-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group. During a meeting in Beirut with Ali Larijan
