The former Sri Lankan president will arrive in his homeland on Aug 24, local broadcaster Newsfirst reports

Explosions and fires rip through at least 17 locations in southern Thailand, authorities say

Conflict, water shortages, and economic crisis have wiped out jobs, ruined crops and left millions of Afghans in humanitarian need

The crisis-ridden country is considering restructuring its local and foreign debt in the hope of securing a $3 billion IMF loan

Kashmir police say on Twitter the injured are being flown to an army hospital in the Himalayan region's main city of Srinagar

The standing paddy crop across the country’s major rice growing belt is stunted for the second successive season because of the lack of fertiliser, farmers say

The crash between an oil tanker and a passenger bus occurred on a motorway near the country’s central city of Multan

Afghanistan struggles with rising poverty, drought, malnutrition and fading hope among women that they will have a decisive role in the country's future