On July 29, Afghanistan’s secret services have confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for two or…
According to Afghanistan’s security services, Taliban supreme commander and spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid died two years ago in…
The leader of banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Pakistan, Malik Ishaq, has been shot dead, police say. Malik Ishaq,…
Chinese shares have recorded their biggest one-day fall for more than eight years following a sell-off towards the end of…
A man accused of making an online threat to kill US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has been arrested…
A bag with NZ$1 million ($667,000) went missing after it fell while being moved at Hong Kong International Airport. The…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has suspended the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has…
Typhoon Nangka made landfall in southern Japan on July 16. Authorities urged at least 350,000 people to leave their homes.…
China’s economic growth beat expectations in Q2 2015, but it was still the weakest showing since the global financial crisis.…
Laibach will be the first foreign band to perform in North Korea, director Morten Traavik has confirmed. Morten Traavik has…