Two low-ranking police deserters were among four rebels killed overnight in a firefight with government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, the police…

Anti-EU populist Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party failed in its bid to win its first seat in Britain’s parliament, checking its momentum and…

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a letter to his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar yesterday said that Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi on “all important matters” and remains committed to efforts for establishing peace in the region. Qureshi wrote the letter to Jaishankar…

Sweden’s teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was yesterday awarded a prestigious Amnesty International prize for mobilising world public opinion…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia yesterday of violating peace agreements and vowed a tough response after two soldiers were killed in the war-torn east. The two servicemen died as a result of artillery shelling near the village of Novoluganske, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast…

An ASEAN report predicting half a million Rohingya refugees will return to Myanmar in two years has left observers incredulous for glossing over army atrocities, ignoring an ongoing civil war in Rakhine state and failing to mention the persecuted Muslim minority by name. The leaked report, penned by…

For thrill-seeking swimmers, the chance to take a death-defying dip might not be far away. Plans to build a rooftop infinity pool—with 360-degree…