Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday, led by a sell-off in technology firms as investors worried that recent jumps in share prices had gone too far.Trading on South...

Nepal resident Dan Bahadur Thapa said he had been held at the factory for nearly two years without any contact with his family."We were forced to work. We were...

Police in Pakistan have arrested a man who allegedly held his wife and children captive at home and abused them for more than a decade.His wife, a French national...

British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China that it claims was meant to call out sexism, but has instead backfired.The five-minute long advert for a...

Police say they believe the attack was motivated by a "grudge" over bullying. Source link

The transfers range from 1,000 rupees ($10.5; £7.7) to 2,500 rupees per month, depending on the state. But a median cash transfer of 1,500 rupees per month could be...

A study released this week estimated that around 13,000 baby seals from a group of 17,000 on Heard Island were killed by the H5N1 strain of bird flu since...

Some see a double standard: Japanese men who clean in public while their wives do all the housework. Source link

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who came to power in October 2025, has also pushed for revising Article 9 of Japan's constitution, which renounces war as a sovereign right of...

The investigation on alleged cartel pricing of ice cream comes as Japan faces record summer temperatures. Source link

"The block of Telegram is reactive and ineffective and will punish ordinary users instead of addressing the systemic source of exam leaks. This blocking comes in the final days...

Pakistani police said the nine-year-old was mistakenly shot as they pursued a group of armed robbers. Source link