Asia

German court gives Afghan man Farhad N. a life sentence for the deadly Munich car-ramming attack that killed a mother and daughter

Bombay High Court convicts ex-Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal of rape in a 2013 case, overturning his 2021 acquittal by a trial court

Indian TV journalists faced attacks during youth-led protests as activists branded broadcasters 'lapdog' media loyal to Modi's government, exposing mistrust

Bangladesh's ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced plans to return from exile in India by December, despite facing a death sentence and arrest in Dhaka

India panel warns Meta over Modi video removal, demanding Mark Zuckerberg apologise within three days after Facebook and Instagram briefly took down the post

India monsoon floods have killed more than 100 people since July, as climate change makes seasonal rains more erratic and deadly across South Asia

UN warns Afghanistan's child malnutrition crisis is worsening fast, as aid cuts leave acutely malnourished children without help

US-Iran talks remain uncertain after a ship was struck in the Strait of Hormuz, as Trump and Tehran offer conflicting accounts

Lebanon and Israel hold a seventh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome, as Beirut pushes for a phased Israeli withdrawal from the south

Bangladesh proposes the death penalty for enforced disappearances after a commission recorded 1,569 cases and 251 people still missing under Hasina

Bangladesh has asked India to clarify its stance on Sheikh Hasina's planned New Delhi speech, ahead of an Aug. 5 event marking her ouster's second anniversary

South Korea heatwave has killed 16 people and sickened over 2,000 others since May 15, ministry says, as record temperatures grip the nation

Bangladesh's measles outbreak has killed hundreds of children and pushed nine in 10 affected families into deep debt, a new assessment shows

Japan and the US carried out a joint yen intervention, their first since 2011, after the currency hit a four-decade low against the dollar

Sri Lanka deployed troops and Special Task Force commandos to Mahara Prison after a riot left one inmate dead and six wounded, police said Sunday

Acclaimed British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja has died in a devastating avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak alongside his expedition team

Iran military accuses the US of escalating tensions in the Middle East, warning regional countries against aiding Washington

Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir hails "time-tested" Pakistan-China ties at a ceremony marking the PLA's 99th founding anniversary

PM Modi says he forgives young protesters who hurled abuses at him and his late mother during recent Delhi demonstrations

Yemen's Houthis deny plans to charge ships fees for Red Sea transit, calling their Bab el-Mandeb passage service free