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The Taliban announced an exception to the ban on female employees working for non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan. The Islamist group says women can participate...

KATHMANDU, Jan 15 - At least 40 people were killed when a domestic flight crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday, an aviation authority official...

Jan 14 - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and...

Jan 13 - Chinese authorities are poised to allow Didi Global's horse-riding and other apps back onto domestic app stores starting next week, five...

Recently, two teenage girls from Karachi, Pakistan went missing from their homes. Initially, it was believed that the girls had been kidnapped, but police...

MOSCOW: Russia announced on Wednesday that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to bring home three...

In Brief: "The United States and Japan have agreed to collaborate on the development of next-generation nuclear reactors, as part of their shared efforts...

Moscow to Goa flight takes emergency landing at the Jamnagar airport following a bomb threat received by Goa ATS via email. NSG to reach...

Farmers in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, are facing an increasingly tough business environment due to a cheaper yen and higher energy costs. For more...

KABUL, Jan 5 - Eight people have been killed and seven arrested after raids on hideouts of the Islamic State militant group in Afghanistan,...

Japan is experiencing severe nationwide seasonal flu outbreak. Japanese health authorities are urging people to take thorough precautions against the flu as they say...

ISLAMABAD, Jan 3 - Pakistan's government has ordered the closure of all shopping malls and markets until 8:30 p.m. among other measures in a...

MANILA, Jan 2 - The Philippines' main airport remained in reduced traffic on Monday after a New Year's electricity blackout rocked air traffic control...

In a horrifying incident, a 42-year-old minority Hindu Bheel lady was gang-raped and then brutally killed in Pakistan's Sindh. Diya Bheel was named as...