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Deposed Myanmar leader is being tried on charges of flouting pandemic rules and illegally importing walkie-talkies.

At least 58 people, many of them children, have died in the worst-hit Firozabad district alone.

Rights groups say aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan has been tortured after May arrest.

Human rights group Amnesty urges government to take urgent action, warning of the 'devastating impact on children'.

A Pakistan International Airlines flight from Islamabad carrying a handful of passengers touches down at Kabul airport.

Lawyers say prisoners likely to face additional years on their initial sentences as well as harsh punitive measures.

The Taliban takeover, and the resulting cut in international funds, has exacerbated an already dire economic situation.

I grew up in the city, with concrete sidewalks and tarred roads, and for me, the village was an endless adventure.

Schools reopened after 543 days of closure as country's virus situation eases and more people are vaccinated.

Civil society groups in Myanmar and overseas say Kyaw Moe Tun a 'crucial voice' for people and deposed government.

Typhoon Chanthu is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rains to coastal regions in China.

Myanmar dissidents in Thailand are living in hiding as they seek humanitarian protection in third countries.

The deal is designed to shore up Ismail Sabri's support in parliament after months of political instability.

Analysts say new missile could have nuclear capability, and could warrant strengthening sanctions.

US President Biden faces legal and political challenges to close notorious prison.

Nearly 100,000 beneficiaries will begin to receive cash aid on Monday, UN Middle East envoy says.

Tens of thousands turn out in Budapest to hear Pope Francis, who called for his audience to be 'open' and 'considerate'.

Spain sends in a military unit to help tackle blazes raging close to a Costa del Sol resort.

'It was like she was floating. I was so close I could see her face. She didn’t scream.'

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is highest-level foreign official to visit Afghanistan since the Taliban took power.

The story of the six Palestinian political prisoners should inspire hope and action, not throw us into despair.

Imperial hubris leads the US to build towers doomed to fall.

Polls show Newsom will likely stay in office, but the recall has emboldened Republicans.

The 62-year-old daughter of Spanish immigrants is the hot favourite to win the nomination of the Socialist party.

The modelling doesn't look good.

Iran and the UN's nuclear agency reached an agreement on Sunday and said talks will continue later this month.

Benny Gantz says Tehran is using an airbase to train 'operatives from Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon' to fly UAVs.

However, women will be required to wear head coverings and the curriculum is under review, Afghanistan's new rulers say.

The Ukrainian army is locked in a conflict with breakaway fighters in Donetsk and Lugansk.

How one woman is determined to stay despite the uncertain future that women like her face in the country.

Although Israel lifted some restrictions, economic analysts say the moves will not lead to real development.

President Joe Biden said the United States must come together and lead the world by example.

Here are four misconceptions about the Afghan crisis that Western politicians and pundits continue to spread.

Kais Saied says 2014 charter is 'not eternal' and can be amended within existing constitutional means.

Tokyo says new deal elevates Japan-Vietnam defence partnership to a 'new level'.

Poll by Nikkei and TV Tokyo shows Taro Kono leading opinion poll on who should succeed Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

Document offers no evidence the Saudi government was complicit in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Emma Raducanu, 18, is the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam title and first qualifier to win a major.

Ariel Henry was asked to come in for questioning next week as part of investigation into president's July assassination.

Drama wowed viewers with portrayal of woman desperate to arrange termination in 1960s, when it could mean jail or death.

Nearly a fifth of Canadians say climate change is top election issue. Are political parties taking it seriously enough?

The coup leaders have promised a government of national unity to lead transition to civilian rule, but questions remain.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack on the al-Makha port on Yemen’s western coast.

UN warns of 'economic meltdown' without urgent cash and help for Afghanistan.

Imprisoned rebel leader, who had been ill in recent months, died at the age of 86.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeking what it says is a fairer share of its vast mineral wealth.

Commemoration ceremonies held across country to remember nearly 3,000 victims of September 11, 2001 attacks.

What lessons has the media learned in 20 years of the ‘War on Terror’? Also, Afghan media under the Taliban.

Three other soldiers were wounded in an attack targeting Turkish forces in Idlib province.