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BEIRUT - A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the U.S. and France as...

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 5.5 miles (8.85 km) above sea level - and is actually still growing. While it and...

KATHMANDU - Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents...

TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said on Monday he will call a general election for Oct. 27 following his...

TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he plans to hold a general election on Oct. 27. Here is what to...

KATHMANDU - Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan...

TOKYO - Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, said he wanted to clean up his ruling party, revitalise the economy and see off...

DHAKA - Bangladesh's army chief vowed to back the country's interim government "come what may" to help it complete key reforms after the...

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation...

India has invited political and military opponents of Myanmar's ruling junta to attend a seminar in New Delhi, sources said, a...

COLOMBO - Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and pledge...

COLOMBO - Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile...