Colombo, Nov 7:  Sri Lankan police chief Pujith Jayasundera said on Wednesday that he was taking orders from President Maithripala Sirisena and he was not in a position to take...

Jakarta, Nov 7:  Indonesia will extend by three days its search for the bodies of passengers from the ill-fated Lion Air plane, an official said Wednesday, as authorities struggle to...

San Francisco, Nov 6:  Facebook said Monday it had blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 accounts on photo-sharing social network Instagram over concerns they may be linked...

Kabul, Oct 29  A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a vehicle as it entered the head office of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday, wounding at...

Doha, Oct 28:  Long-awaited reform of Qatar's controversial exit visa system, which requires foreign workers to obtain their bosses' permission to leave the country, came into force on Sunday, the...

Dubai, Oct 27:  A civilian is killed every three hours in Yemen, Oxfam said Friday, calling on the United States, Britain and other European states to suspend arms sales to...

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 25:  Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak and an ally were Thursday charged with allegedly looting USD 1.6 billion of public money, the latest accusations against figures from...

Sydney, Oct 24:  A 102-year-old man has been charged with aggravated indecent assault against a 92-year-old woman at an old people's home in Sydney, police said Wednesday. The unnamed man...

The Hague, Oct 3 :  The UN's top court ordered the United States Wednesday to suspend sanctions on "humanitarian" goods for Iran in a stunning setback for US President Donald...

Washington, Oct 2:  A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter as the US vessel...