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Chinese authorities are attempting to induce rainfall in parts of central and southwest parts of the country amid a severe drought and record-breaking heatwave, a media report said.

Russia is recruiting prisoners to to fight in Moscow's continued war on Ukraine, according to human rights activists.

The man who stabbed Salman Rushdie on stage at an event in New York has said he was "surprised" to learn that the renowned Indian-born author was alive following the...

Police in Kabul confirmed on Thursday that 21 people were killed and 33 others injured in a blast that targeted worshippers at a mosque in the Afghan capital the previous...

At least 14 people were killed and 14 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)...

At least 16 people have died and 36 others were reported missing after a flash flood in north-western China, state media said on Thursday.

Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday showed the unemployment rate fell to 3.4 per cent last month as employment and hours worked both decreased at...

A sharp increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in Xinjiang has led Chinas government to send a delegation throughout the far-western region to implement Zero Covid policies, further isolating...

A new survey has found an extraordinarily high level of self-confidence among Indians about being Indians.

Speculation is mounting about Rishi Sunak's future as another poll showed Liz Truss with an unassailable lead among Tory members in the race for UK Prime Minister, the media reported.