Asia

Bangladesh has detained a senior army officer over an alleged staged killing linked to a 2018 anti-drug crackdown that left hundreds dead

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan on Tuesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and halting bullet trains across Kyushu island

Modi faces legal scrutiny over AI-powered surveillance at an India youth protest, as activists challenge facial recognition and seek stronger privacy safeguards

Bangladesh and China began construction of the long-delayed Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone in Chattogram, expected to draw $500 million and 100,000 jobs.

India's 'cockroach' movement urges release of detained protesters days after weeks of exam-reform rallies forced the education minister to resign

Iran's Foreign Ministry says no US talks are underway, dismissing reports Tehran sought to resume negotiations

Narendra Modi sets up a task force to overhaul the exam system, a day after his education minister resigned amid mass protests.

Bangladesh's gas crisis deepens after a fire at a key LNG terminal cuts supply, hitting homes, factories and electricity generation nationwide.

India's Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party used Instagram to force a minister's resignation, denting PM Modi's aura ahead of state polls

UN chief Guterres met Syria's Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, the first visit to Syria by a serving UN chief since 2009

India's education minister Pradhan resigned Saturday, prompting the Cockroach Janta Party to call off its Delhi protests

Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they stopped four ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz after firing warning shots

Iran's FM Araghchi says there is no military solution to the Yemen conflict, urging dialogue as Saudi Arabia and the Houthis trade attacks

India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned Saturday after mass youth-led protests demanded his ouster over exam irregularities

India's Cockroach protest talks with ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh end without breakthrough as demands for Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation persist.

Iran's military says it attacked US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait with drones, retaliating for the latest American strikes

Indian reporters face beatings and 'godi media' chants as youth protest anger targets TV crews seen as pro-government

Bangladesh president resigns citing ill health, two years before his term was due to end, according to a letter seen by AFP

Iran warns countries against assisting in US attacks, vowing accountability as Tehran reports strikes and retaliatory drone attacks in the Gulf

India's Gen Z protesters accuse PM Modi of dodging accountability as student-led protests over exam leaks grow nationwide