Beijing, September 13 — China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget. ...

Dhaka, September 13 — A recent leak of a 10-minute phone call allegedly involving former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has ignited controversy across social media and the political arena. ...

Muhammad Yunus (centre) took charge as the head of Bangladesh's interim government last month. Getty Images Dhaka, September 13 — The relationship between neighbours India and Bangladesh continues to...

New Delhi (India), September 13 — The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case registered by CBI in the alleged excise policy...

This is the first time North Korea has published photos of one of its uranium enrichment facilities Seoul, September 13 — North Korea has for the first time offered...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by...

New Delhi, September 12 — Veteran Left leader and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury died this afternoon. He was 72 and was undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments at Delhi's All...

Doctors in Kolkata city have been protesting against the rape and murder since August. Getty Images New Delhi, September 12 — Junior doctors in India's Kolkata are defying a...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza overnight and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women...

Handing out a weapon to a peasant in 1991 to help fight leftist rebels. Lima, September 12 — Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted of human rights...

Residents have been using boats to navigate their neighbourhoods as flood waters reached a metre high Hanoi, September 11 — Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas...

Gaza, September 11 — Israeli strikes on Palestinian territories have killed more than two-dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, according to local officials. They say an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinians in...

People watch the presidential debate between Donald Trump, left, and Kamala Harris [John Locher/AP Photo] Philadelphia, September 11— Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump met...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to take a temporary...

Philadelphia, September 11 — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris met for the first time on the presidential debate stage in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They may have shaken hands,...