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With colonial homes falling into disrepair and Bollywood's cultural influence increasing, will local history be erased?

The current rules can be easily bypassed and club ownership exploited for money laundering.

Chinese state media outlets scrub quotes about the pandemic after discovering the expert was a fake character.

The US president says he does not regret the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan as the Taliban captures main cities.

Maximum protection through vaccines, rather than herd immunity, is a more realistic option when it comes to COVID-19.

Democratic legislators fled the US state last month to stop the passage of bill they said would restrict voting rights.

Taliban promises no attacks on neighbouring countries after taking control of frontiers, Russian defence minister says.

The acting finance minister left the country as Kabul grapples with declining revenues, 'deteriorating security'.

Decision comes after year-long wait for approvals after India decided to scrutinise Chinese investments, Reuters said.

Meng Wanzhou's final push comes as a court in China declared a Canadian national guilty in a spying scandal.

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's visit is the first by a top Israeli diplomat since relations were upgraded last December.

The provincial capitals that have fallen to or are being attacked by the armed group as it advances across the nation.

The fires are being encouraged by blistering temperatures and tinder-dry conditions.

German authorities say the man is suspected of passing documents to Russian intelligence in exchange for cash.

Close race expected between Hichilema making his sixth run for the presidency and the current president, Lungu.

Rights activists say deploying the software in countries with few privacy protections poses a particular risk to women.

'Severity and scale' of sexual crimes Ethiopian and Eritrean troops committed amount to war crimes, rights body says.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says soldiers who died saving 100 people in Kabyle are 'martyrs'.

Badakhshan province's capital Faizabad becomes the ninth Afghan city to be captured by the Taliban since Friday.

The US crypto exchange's Q2 profit jumped but it warned that trading volumes had dropped in the current quarter.

SEACAT exercises under way in Singapore and virtually as Beijing and Moscow also hold drills in China's Ningxia.

Taliban launched a sweeping offensive across Afghanistan in early May as US-led foreign forces began final withdrawal.

President's proposal to switch to paper ballots falls short of majority needed for constitutional change.

The watchdog's comments to replace business drinks with 'correct values' sent most alcohol-related stocks tumbling.

Team's unprecedented success in Tokyo fuels solidarity in territory facing deep political change.

A 737 MAX test plane left Seattle last week to conduct a test flight in China, a key market where it remains grounded.

Almost a third of alleged abuses took place in Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia.

Businessman Michael Spavor, who has been detained since December 2018, was found guilty by a court in Dandong.

Anger over COVID-19 and prime minister's determination to hold event despite opposition weigh on election chances.

As BJP claims development gains, activists say Kashmiris are worse off.

Outgoing governor faces legal, political challenges following his resignation in face of sexual harassment allegations.

While the Delta variant has led to rising infections and curbs on movement, global consumption is expected to hold up.

Now-demobilised rebel group subjected child recruits to abuses across 20-year period, transitional justice court finds.

Junior partner Accord's criticisms of tax reforms seem to have brought matters to a head within United Right coalition.

Argentinian star Lionel Messi, 34, signs two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain with the option for a third season.

Back in vogue are calls for the coin to keep rallying again to its all-time highs and beyond.

The interior ministry said earlier that fires raging east of the capital Algiers had killed at least 7 civilians.

Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes on Evia, Greece's second-largest island, as gov't faces criticism for response.

Far-right president is under mounting political pressure and faces investigations into his electoral fraud claims.

UN scientific panel issues strongest warning yet on our warming planet.

Federal prosecutor asked judge to unseal records related to Theranos founder's preparation of a mental-health defense.

The deadlock in peace talks cannot be overcome unless the two sides are ready to sacrifice their narrow interests.

Policy is meant to address complaints customers have lodged about third-party merchants who use Amazon's marketplace.

After years of partisan gridlock, Republicans join Democrats in support of future investment in highways, transit.

Hamid Noury is accused of involvement in alleged state-sponsored executions during final phase of 1980s Iran-Iraq war.

Voting machine firm sues One America News, Newsmax and former Overstock.com chief for defamation.

Taliban seizes control of seven provincial capital cities in five days in a lightning offensive across Afghanistan.

Hundreds of unmarked graves have been discovered at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend for decades.

The announcement comes as both the US and Mexico grapple with rising infections and slow vaccination rates.