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Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to begin testing its first web-based disaster damage and loss reporting system by the end of the year, authorities say. The...

Bangkok: Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy. Nearly 30...

Singapore: The number of confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rose to 82 on Tuesday, with some of the latest infections detected beyond the area of...

Washington: In a major boost to bilateral strategic ties, India and the US have signed a crucial logistics defence pact that will enable their militaries to...

Bishkek: A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Tuesday, killing the attacker and wounding...

Naypyitaw/Yangon: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is launching a major push to end decades of fighting between rebels and the military, with many of the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh's top court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami party against a death sentence for atrocities...

Tokyo: More than 100 flights were cancelled and evacuation warnings were issued for thousands of people as a powerful typhoon approached Japan's...

Brasilia: A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up...

Oslo: A freak lightning storm has killed 323 reindeer in a remote mountainous area of Norway, officials said on Monday. Dead animals were found lying on top...