Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has defeated a bid by dissenters in his left-wing Syriza party to push for an end to bailout talks and an exit from the euro currency. Syriza’s governing central committee early today backed a proposal by Mr. Tsipras to hold an e ....

 Plane debris washed up on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777, a Malaysian official and aviation experts said, potentially the biggest breakthrough in the search for missing Flight MH370. Malaysian investigators ....

A total of 6,966 prisoners were pardoned including the Chinese citizens held in Kachin state, of which 153 were given life sentences last week that prompted a diplomatic protest by an “extremely concerned” China. Thirteen of those released were prisoners of ....

The Taliban Shura, or Supreme Council, chose Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the new leader, two Taliban figures told The Associated Press. The two said the seven-member Shura had met in the Pakistani city of Quetta. Mansoor is considered close to the Pakistani authorities ....

The alliance, which released its manifesto on Tuesday, has also said provincial councils and local bodies would be further strengthened under the 13 Constitutional Amendment. It further offered to hold talks within one month of capturing power with members of the loc ....

Yuan had shown signs of pregnancy such as loss of appetite, thickening of the uterus and increased fecal progesterone concentration since June 11. Ultrasound checks confirmed that Yuan was not pregnant, local media reported. The 11-year-old had been artificially i ....

 U.S. President Barack Obama has condoled the death of former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam describing him as an advocate for stronger US-India relations, and who worked to deepen the two countries’ space cooperation. “A scientist and statesman, Ka ....

Malaysia’s Minister of Transport Liow Tiong Lai told reporters here yesterday that he had received information from his colleagues in Malaysia about the wreckage that has been spotted in the French island of La Reunion. The Boeing 777-200 plane of Malaysia Airl ....

While the Taliban was yet to issue a statement on the claim, “Omar’s death would have numerous troubling implications,” said Michael Kugelman, Senior Associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre here. Mr. Kugelma ....

Ninety-one Thais, nine Myanmar nationals and four Bangladeshis face 16 charges, including human trafficking, partaking in a transnational crime network, and assisting or bringing in aliens into the kingdom illegally, Office of the Attorney General spokesman Wanchai Rouj ....