Philippines: Duterte jokes he cannot kill all 700,000 drug pushers who surrendered
President Rodrigo Duterte seeks six-month extension to ongoing bloody drug war.
India calls Pakistan 'a terrorist state' after attack on Kashmir army base
New Delhi blames Pakistan for Uri military base attack which killed 17 Indian troops and left several injured.
Duterte cautions Philippines' troops 'Abu Sayyaf is hungry to establish caliphate'
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf frees 3 Indonesian hostages a day after it released Norwegian captive.
Several soldiers killed as heavily armed militants storm Indian army headquarters near Pakistan border
At least 17 soldiers have been killed, while 4 militants were shot dead by Indian forces.
Balochistan: US says it respects territorial integrity of Pakistan
Pakistan says India is trying to divert attention from Kashmir unrest.
India and France on the brink of finalising €7.8bn Rafale jet deal
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected to land in India in the coming days to ink the deal.
Kim Jong-un regime ready to launch 'another attack', says North Korean foreign minister
Pyongyang's top authority reiterates that the North's nuclear test is to counter threats from the US.
Delhi in grip of chikungunya virus outbreak, over 1,000 cases reported in national capital
Around 14 chikungunya-related deaths reported in the capital as government attempts to play down situation.
China to launch atomic clock in space that would lose only 1 second in a billion years
The clock will be the world's most accurate timekeeper and will help Beijing in civilian and military purposes.
Bengaluru limping back to normalcy after water riots
Bengaluru is estimated to have lost about £2.5bn due to the riots.
France opens first deradicalisation centre to tackle aspiring jihadists
French government's first deradicalisation centre opens as Loire Valley raising concerns for locals and critics.
Pyongyang accuses US of pushing Korean peninsula to 'point of explosion' after it flew bombers over South
North Korea heaps scorn on US's decision to fly B-1B bombers calling it as 'reckless provocation'.
India's Silicon Valley Bengaluru crippled by water riots
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states locked in Supreme Court battle over sharing water from river Cauvery
10 injured as suicide blast during Eid prayers rocks Pakistan
At least 4 suicide bombers stormed Shikarpur district on Tuesday as Muslims were offering Eid al-Adha prayers.
Iran 'threatened to shoot down' US surveillance planes with 33 crew members aboard
Tehran's forces warned US aircraft P-8 Poseidon and EP-3 Eries to change course or risk being shot down.
Tensions flare up in Kashmir as another extremist shot dead by Indian agencies
Police still engaged in operation with militants in Kashmir's Poonch district as unrest continues.
US to fly nuclear-capable bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea's nuclear test
Washington's action is intended to show solidarity with South Korea.
Duterte to Abu Sayyaf: 'I will eat you alive – just give me salt and vinegar'
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte issues fresh threat to Islamist group Abu Sayyaf.
Shinzo Abe calls China 'important friend' as he talks maritime disputes with Xi Jinping
Leaders of China and Japan agree to ease tensions over territorial claims in their bilateral talks.
Kashmir separatists snub Indian government-led all-party delegation
Key separatist leaders in Kashmir refuse to meet political representatives from New Delhi.
North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles towards East Sea
South Korea says it is unsure whether the North Korean missiles were medium- or short-range ones.
Pro-democracy parties eye Hong Kong election win after record voter turnout
Hong Kong witnesses 58% voter turnout or 2.2 million voters in crucial elections.
Hong Kong polls underway in major test for its relations with China
More than half of seven million Hongkongers are eligible to cast their vote in crucial elections.
Bangladesh executes Islamist tycoon Mir Quasem Ali for 1971 war crimes
Security heightened before and after execution of Jamaat-e-Islami's financial backer.
China forces Barack Obama to emerge from Air Force One's 'ass' in sharp diplomatic snub
Unlike the warm reception given to other world leaders like Theresa May and Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama was denied a red-carpet welcome.
Pakistan will continue 'political and diplomatic support' to Kashmir residents despite India's opposition
Islamabad says supporting Kashmir residents is a 'matter of commitment' for Pakistan.
Multiple attacks rock Pakistan's Peshawar
While security forces thwart first attack killing 4 suicide bombers, another onslaught hits Peshawar quickly.
US-South Korea joint drills include simulated pre-emptive strikes on North's nuclear and missile sites
Pyongyang issues white paper denouncing Washington-Seoul's joint military exercises.
Pakistan cracks down on Indian content on its television channels
Country's media regulatory body says television networks can air Indian content with less than 6% of total air time.
Malaysia confirms first Zika case after Singapore outbreak as Indonesia on alert
A 58-year-old financial consultant who recently returned from Singapore has been found to be Zika-infected.
