Afghanistan: Taliban orders ban on female students in university entrance exams

Mysterious illness claims 18 lives in Pakistan

Xi inspects combat readiness of troops stationed along India-China border

Black box of crashed Yeti Airlines aircraft recovered from accident site in Pokhara

China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia

7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia

Deeper quakes tend to cause less surface damage than shallow shaking but are more widely felt

WHO asks China to regularly share data on Covid-19 situation

The global health agency has asked Chinese health officials to share data on genetic sequencing, hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations

North Korea fires ballistic missiles capping record year of tests

North Korea's end-of-year plenary meetings are typically used by the regime to unveil its domestic, foreign policy for the year ahead

Serial killer Charles Sobhraj deported to France after being released from Nepal jail