Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. ...

A group of congressmen has sought the US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped the CIA track down and kill former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year in his...

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said the Balochistan issue is a "grave concern", adding that he is planning to talk to Baloch leaders - even those in exile over the issue. ...

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said his team deserves to be regarded as favourites, ahead of the triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and India.

"We're the No. 1 one-day team in the...

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has assured that his government would continue to extend its fullest political, moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris to help settle the Kashmir dispute...

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has urged India to withdraw its 'unfinished agenda' in Kashmir, and to renew talks with Pakistan afresh to resolve the decades old dispute. ...

India and Bangladesh are holding a special three-day film festival titled-'Bangladesh War of Liberation in Celluloid' here to promote cultural diplomacy bilaterally.

The Directorate of Film Festival...

Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq Ahmed Karim and the president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr. Karan Singh, released Dhaka-based author Anisul Hoque's latest book here on Saturday...

Over 500 million Indians will need new homes in almost a decade, close to the needs of China, North America and Western Europe put together, as the government and urban local bodies focus more on...

YANGON (AFP) - A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.UN...

New Delhi, Feb.5 : Bangladesh High Commissioner Tariq Ahmed Karim and the president of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Dr. Karan Singh, released Dhaka-based author Anisul Hoque's latest...

A U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation's much-heralded democratic...

A U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation's much-heralded democratic...

Turkish soldiers members of the European Union Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUFOR, shovel snow from the tracks around a frozen tram as they work to normalize public transport in Bosnian capital...

Courier SRS shows the confiscated drugs during a press conference held by the Dumai Customs and Excise Office on Sunday. SRS was caught carrying 1,385 grams of acetaminophen and heroin possibly worth...

A | A Republican Guard commander warns Iran will target any country where an attack against it is staged. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard, Iran's most...

MANILA (AFP) - An earthquake initially measuring 6.0 in magnitude struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The...

England's cricketers will have to fight hard to avoid a first-ever series whitewash at the hands of Pakistan in the third and final Test at Dubai...

Australia's Kieran Pratt won his first Asian Tour title at the Burma Open on Sunday with a birdie on the second playoff hole after the regulation four rounds ended in a three-way...

Azhar Ali's career-best of 157 helped Pakistan set up a challenging target of 324 runs for England to win the third and final cricket Test at...

England at last saw the back of Azhar Ali, but still need to pull off the second-highest run chase in their Test history to avoid a 3-0 whitewash against...

Japanese is a foreign language to him, but Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung was able to surpass all cultural and language barriers to bring the Japanese novel "Norwegian Wood" to the big...

Thailand has formally announced its recognition of Palestine as an independent state, making the Southeast Asian country the first country to recognize Palestine in 2012. The Palestinian Authority...

Russia, South Korea and Singapore signed a cooperation deal on developing nanotechnology Thursday.A memorandum of understanding signed Thursday on the sidelines of the 2011 St. Petersburg...

Hundreds of pilots of leading carrier Garuda Indonesia staged a strike on Thursday that cause flight delays and cancellations in several airports in the country.The strike started since midnight...

At least 17 people were killed and about 30 others injured as a goods laden truck and a night passenger bus collided head on in Bangladesh's Shajahanpur sub- district of Bogra district, 197 km...

One person was killed and another injured when a light plane used for spraying pesticide over plantations crashed in southern Philippines late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.Bonifacio...

Thai crown prince's Boeing 737 plane was impounded in Munich airport for a long-term unsolved business dispute, said authority on Wednesday.The plane "Royal Flight" was seized on...

A | Representatives of Greece's creditors met again Sunday with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos to press their demands for tougher austerity measures and private sector pay cuts. At stake is a...

A | A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a...

An Egyptian protester is caught in tear gas during clashes with security forces near the Egyptian Interior Ministry in Cairo on Sunday. Volleys of tear gas left a white cloud over Cairo's Tahrir...

A | Egypt's foreign minister insisted Sunday that the government can't intervene in an investigation of foreign-funded pro-democracy organizations that is straining ties with the United...

A | Queen Elizabeth II has braved the cold and snow to attend church on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. Bundled in a brown coat and matching fur hat, Elizabeth was joined by her...

Australian Kieran Pratt birdied the second play-off hole to win his first Asian Tour title at the Myanmar Open in Singapore on Sunday.Pratt, compatriot Adam Blyth and Thailand's Kiradech...

Agartala, Feb 5 : As part of celebration of the 40 years of Bangladesh Liberation War, the Bangladesh High Commission in India and the Directorate of Film Festival, New Delhi have jointly organised a...

MANILA, Philippines -; A key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike in the southern Philippines was planning terror attacks, including new kidnappings of foreigners and bombings, when...

HEALTH workers in Nepal are to cull thousands of chickens following the discovery of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the Himalayan...

Artivision Technologies Ltd., a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by...

England face a mammoth task to avoid a series whitewash after Azhar Ali's composed 157 kept Pakistan in control of the third Test in Dubai. Set an imposing 332 to win on a turning pitch,...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed...

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) European demand for Taiwan-branded notebook computers and smartphones will remain stable this year despite the region's sovereign debt crisis, but demand for Taiwanese solar...

Taipei, Feb. 5 (CNA) New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, who was in Taiwan to promote his books, said he has drawn ideas for his fantasy novels from Chinese culture and has collected...