Five children were killed and two others were wounded today after a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall in Sarkano district in eastern Kunar province, officials confirmed

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi speaks to @ImranKhanPTI to congratulate him on his victory at Pakistan parliamentary elections.

Total 16 vehicles set ablaze and 25 vehicles vandalised by mob during violent protests for #MarathaReservation in Chakan. Situation is under control, peace has been restored. Section 144 (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area) has been revoked: Pune District Collector

The European Union on Monday said elections in Cambodia that handed strongman Hun Sen full control of parliament lacked credibility and did not reflect the will of the people.

This video reportedly from the scene of the attack that killed 4 American and European cyclists in Tajikistan appears to show the car drive back around to hit one of them lying on the road

US granting India U.S. strategic trade authorization status, according to @SecretaryRoss

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018 passed in Lok Sabha

Reuters reporter jailed in Myanmar denies collecting secret documents

Assam: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has evacuated 114 people from low-lying areas of Sivaganga district that were waterlogged following heavy rainfall in parts of the state

There will be a coalition government in Baluchistan, says Fawad Chaudhry

14 killed in Vietnam wedding party car crash

Guwahati: Streets waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the city

@SecPompeo said he will travel to Malaysia and Singapore for @ASEAN - related meetings, and then to Indonesia over the weekend

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says casino operators should not test the political will of President Rodrigo Duterte

Two people were killed, 13 others injured after a female driver lost control of her car and rammed it into pedestrians in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province on Monday evening, local police said. The driver has been detained.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 138km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia

As permanent members of the UNSC, China and Britain should strongly uphold multilateralism, as well as the free trade government and WTO rules, Chinese FM Wang Yi said Monday when co-chairing the 9th China-UK Strategic Dialogue with British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Beijing.

Japan launches first 27DDG-class AEGIS destroyer. Named Maya (摩耶/まや) after mountain in Japan and WWII heavy cruiser, 5th consecutive JMSDF DDG to follow this convention. What are the odds next 27DDG is christened Haguro (羽黑)?

Scandal of defective vaccines unleashes protests in Beijing

Patna: National Students' Union of India (NSUI) workers hold protest over law and order situation in Bihar. Police lathicharge at the protesters

Iranian Ambassador leaves a special message for Imran Khan

Maharashtra: Visuals from Pune (Rural) where protests over MarathaReservation have turned violent, with protestors restoring to burning of tires, vandalising buses and blocking roads.

Two different road accidents in valley , A 5-year-old kid was crushed to death by a school bus in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Bike collided with truck at Hermain Shopian one youth died onspot.

The killed tourists in Tajikistan were from the United States, Switzerland and the Netherlands. One suspect has been detained while another was killed; three more are still at large

A joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials leaves for United Kingdom for ongoing legal case against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya.

Angry ANP workers confront soldiers in moving convoy in Charsadda during protest against alleged election rigging in #Elections2018 chanting slogans as convoy was stopped at one point when the workers threw chairs into centre of road

Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate condemned the violent dispersal conducted by Nutriasia and police forces against striking workers of the condiments giant.

13 killed, 4 injured as a van carrying a wedding party of 17 people collides head-on with a truck in central Vietnam

South Korea police open probe into local firm's claimed discovery of Donskoi shipwreck

Duterte to NPA members: You surrender to the police or the military, I will give you a job immediately

3 dead after gas leak in a factory in Unnao. Amit Kumar, Emergency Medical Officer says, 'bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem, 2 people have got injured and are currently undergoing treatment.'

A photo published by ABC Laos News showing rescuers wading through deep mud in search for the remaining 123 people missing in Laos after a dam collapse

Philippine police vow 'surgical and chilling' war on drugs, crime

Pakistani rupee strengthens 4.3 percent on media reports of China loan

Cambodian PM's party claims election rout, opposition sees 'death of democracy'

In pictures: more than 500 people have died in monsoon floods and rains across India. The national Emergency Response Centre says six states have been heavily affected

4 foreign tourists were killed on Sunday by armed attackers in Tajikistan in what was originally reported as a road accident, the Interior Minister said

Jharkhand: 7 members of family commit suicide in Ranchi, probe underway

Tajik Interior Minister R.Rahimzoda said all versions including terroristic act will be investigation in a relation to the death of 4 foreign tourists in Southern Tajikistan

Rain-weary residents of western Japan resume clean-up after Typhoon Jongdari sweeps through the region without inflicting major damage

A 2-storey building collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha. Three persons have been rescued till now. Rescue operations underway

4 injured, including the female pilot, after a helicopter suddenly dropped and crashed into an empty vehicle in Beijing on Monday.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan to take oath as PM on August 11.

Ahmedabad: Lawyers angry over police's oppression in Chharanagr, stage protest in court; Gujarat

Relations between Pakistan India to see upward trend, PM Modi to telephone PM elect Imran Khan: Indian media

South Korean foreign minister to pitch for Korea peace at regional forums

China tempts Britain with free trade, says door to U.S. talks open

China orders medical institutions to stop using recalled Huahai-made drug

CGTN: The helicopter is said to have crash-landed because of a technical fault according to Beijing police; the four people on board sustained injuries and were taken to hospital

CGTN: Helicopter crashes near Jixiangsi bridge in Beijing at around 11 a.m.; rescue team and firefighters have rushed to the site

Investigators say unable to determine real cause for disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370

Chinese troops participate in Russia's Navy Day parade

North Korea OKs trip by Hyundai officials for memorial service

A civic group claimed Monday the South Korea military intelligence unit allegedly wiretapped phone conversations between a former liberal president and his defense minister and carried out illegal surveillance on millions of civilians

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has handed over the probe into 2015 Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing that followed the Bargari Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege, to the Central Bureau of Investigation

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday affairs of Hong Kong are domestic affairs of China, adding Beijing does not welcome outside interference on the matter

China offers to open discussions on post-Brexit trade deal - Jeremy Hunt

Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 said on Monday that an investigation report released to them offered no new findings to explain the plane’s mysterious disappearance

Indonesia mounts a rescue operation to reach more than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an active volcano on Lombok, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the area

India strips four million people of citizenship in Assam state: official

Families of passengers onboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say that an investigation report released to them had no new findings on the reason for the plane's mysterious disappearance

Bank of Japan announces special, fixed-rate JGB buying operation, offers to purchase unlimited amount of 10-yr JGBs at yield of 0.100 pct

Cambodian strongman Hun Sen's election sweep slammed as 'neither free nor fair'

A 21-year-old man is arrested in connection with the road accident that left 4 dead and 3 injured in Tajikistan.

4 cyclist tourists dead, including 2 Americans and 2 Dutch, after hit and run in Tajikistan.

A 64-year-old scientist from Novocherkassk was accused of transferring classified data to Vietnam. Alexei Temiriov is in the jail of Lefortovo

In Tajikistan, a car drove into a group of foreign tourists on bicycles, killing four people. Police quickly found the suspects, in a special operation, the two alleged perpetrators died

The roof of the Sri Ganganagar stadium in Rajasthan collapsed during a tractor competition. At least 25 people are said to be injured, more casualties are expected

A man was killed and two others injured when their truck loaded with provisions and donated items for Loatians affected by floodwaters plunged into a river in Savannakhet province on Sunday.

Vadodara : Health dept raids on Panipuri making units and destroyed inedible stuff; Gujarat

China launched a pair of Beidou-3 navigation satellites at 01:48 UTC today from Xichang, using a Long March 3B/YZ-1 to put the sats into medium Earth orbit. These are the 33rd and 34th satellites of China's Beidou system, a rival to GPS. China 21/21 in orbital launches in 2018

BCL man held for 'derogatory' remarks on minister Police have arrested a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist in Chittagong city in a case filed under ICT act for making "derogatory" remarks on Facebook about Expatriate's Welfare and Overseas Employment Mi

Ariful's campaign secy detained Opposition BNP-backed mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury's election campaign committee member secretary Abdur Razzak was detained by the police on Saturday evening.Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) additional deputy

Congress leader Anand Chopra was attacked in Belagavi late last night as two unidentified people attacked the Cong leader and fled

Transportation has come to a halt along Rasuwagadhi-Syaphrubesi road section-the only Nepal-China link road in operation-after rain-triggered floods damaged a bridge over Timure Ghattekhola in Rasuwa

Three more killed in 'shootouts' Three alleged criminals, including a "drug peddler", were killed in separate incidents of "shootouts" with law enforcers in Comilla, Satkhira and Barguna early yesterday.

Haryana: Maha panchayat of Mewat's Meo Muslims being held in Kol village over Alwar lynching incident. Rakbar, victim of Alwar lynching incident hailed from Kol village.

CJP orders arrest of PTI MPA-elect for assaulting police officers in Lahore

Uttar Pradesh: Two including mother and son died in Muzaffarnagar after roof collapsed due to heavy rains. Many injured.

Powerful quake kills at least 10 on Indonesia's Lombok island

PTI worker, aides assault police officers in Lahore