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Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland Chinas closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosis visit to the self-ruled island. (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit

Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views Taiwan as its...

4 Aug 2022 10:52 AM IST

Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats

Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats

Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

3 Aug 2022 7:52 AM IST

In April, Kim said North Korea could preemptively use nuclear weapons if threatened, saying they would never be confined to the single mission of war deterrent. (AP)

Kim threatens to use nukes amid tensions with US, S. Korea

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military...

28 July 2022 9:21 PM IST

Firefighters try to douse a fire at the Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghes private residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9, 2022. (AP Photo)

Lanka PM-'s home set on fire, Prez flees

Chaos as protesters take to streets

10 July 2022 12:34 AM IST

In this image from a video, Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan shortly before he was shot Friday, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nations most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP)

Japan-'s ex-PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech

Airlifted to hospital, was too late, home-made weapon used

8 July 2022 10:10 PM IST

Muslim women gather to participate in a march against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Wear all-covering burqa, Taliban tells Afghan women

Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men

8 May 2022 3:18 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP file photo)

Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM

Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all...

30 April 2022 2:01 AM IST

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, Shehbaz Sharif. (AFP)

Shehbaz Sharif sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz will now form a new government that can remain in place until elections are due in August 2023

12 April 2022 3:54 AM IST

Pakistans opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan Assembly reinstated for no-trust vote

Pak CJ says deputy speaker-'s ruling prima facie violates Article 95

8 April 2022 12:30 AM IST

Sri Lankans participate in a protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign, before the beginning of curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests

Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect

3 April 2022 11:36 AM IST

A delivery man wearing personal protective equipment prepares to deliver food bought online for residents who were restricted due to a recent Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Ningbo in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province on April 2, 2022. (AFP)

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first...

3 April 2022 11:10 AM IST

Residents line up for coronavirus screening during the COVID-19 lockdown in Changchun in northeastern Chinas Jilin province. (Photo: AP)

Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike

The latest spike is being described as the severest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years

14 March 2022 8:28 AM IST