Sri Lanka blasts: At least 137 dead and more than 150 injured in multiple church and hotel explosions

More than 137 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after coordinated bomb blasts hit a number of high-end hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Indian, Australian warships in China for naval parade

Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.

Indian, Australian warships in China for naval parade

Warships from India, Australia and several other nations arrived in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao on Sunday to attend a naval parade, part of a goodwill visit as China extends the hand of friendship despite regional tensions and suspicions.

Poll watchdog stops web series on Modi

India’s poll watchdog Saturday ordered producers to stop streaming a web series on prime minister Narendra Modi, weeks after it banned a Bollywood film and clamped down on a TV channel devoted to the right-wing premier.

Protests on in London, Paris, Rome

Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London on Friday to read poetry praising Earth’s bounties, part of a series of protests which have caused transport sn

North Korea tests new military weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of a new tactical guided weapon, state media said on Thursday, the North’s first public weapons test since a second summit with the United States ended without agreement in February.

Facing arrest, Peru ex-president Garcia kills self

Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about to arrest him in a sprawling corruption case. He was 69.

Malaysia begins public inquiry into 2015 mass graves discovery

Malaysia began a public inquiry on Wednesday into the discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps in the jungles near its border with Thailand, which prompted a regional crisis in 2015, and accusations over obstruction of justice.

Indian elections, South Asian concerns

THE staggering scale of the election that is under way in India with just under a billion voters is hard for the mind to grapple with, even in this densely populated neighbourhood that includes

Inside Changi Airport Singapore's new 'Jewel,' home to world's tallest indoor waterfall

Following four years of construction and nonstop media coverage, Singapore's long-awaited Jewel Changi Airport is officially open.