Protests erupted in southern India over the rape of a nine-year-old girl, as anger over the failure of police to stem a series of sex attacks on children...
North Korea went forward in time by 30 minutes on Saturday, state media said, to match its clocks with those of the South following last week's inter-Korean...
Unknown gunmen shot dead six laborers in a remote southwestern Pakistani town, officials said Friday, in the latest bout of violence to rock the restive region.
The Turkish central bank’s repeated failure to catch up with inflation has left the country’s assets at the bottom of the emerging-market pile.
Lebanon were treated to a tough Asian Cup draw Friday, though Miodrag Radulovic’s men will be quietly confident of securing a place in the second round.
A huge dust storm and lightning strikes killed at least 125 people across India which braced Thursday for more wild weather.
Two teenagers have been gang raped in separate incidents in India in the past four days, highlighting a rape epidemic that shows no sign of abating despite...
Powerful dust storms tore across northern India killing at least 100 people and injuring more than 140 as they flattened houses in their path and warnings...
Myanmar will "scrutinize" the identity of refugees in war-torn Kachin State to ensure ethnic insurgents do not receive humanitarian aid after weeks of...
Only a handful of India's 100 most polluted cities have drawn up plans to combat air pollution despite being asked to do so three years ago, senior government...
As the pre-monsoon summer heat takes hold in New Delhi, two things are as inevitable as 40-degree-Celsius days: power cuts and air pollution from the diesel...
Thousands of people rallied on Monday in Myanmar's war-torn Kachin State to demand humanitarian access for villagers trapped by fighting between government...
South African defense company Paramount Group is in talks with the Saudi Arabia government to establish production facilities in the kingdom, its chairman...
With its rock-hewn ancient city of Petra, lunarlike landscape of Wadi Rum and a medical tourism drive, Jordan is luring back foreign visitors scared off by...
For half a century, Payam’s family hardware firm near Ferdowsi Square has supplied Tehran’s builders with tools – through revolution, war and more recently...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a tour of a museum and dinner with President Xi Jinping on Friday, the first day of an ice-breaking visit to...
Some oil traders are already steering clear of doing business with Iran as U.S. President Donald Trump signals he’ll ditch the nuclear deal with OPEC’s...
Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have named their baby son Louis, royal officials said Friday, prompting online comments on popular culture...
India's federal police agency said Thursday it was investigating an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) loan fraud at IDBI Bank, and former senior bank...
Ahead of May Day, AFP reporters, video and photo teams spoke to men and women around the globe whose jobs are becoming increasingly rare, particularly as...