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The Leshan Giant Buddha surrounded by floodwaters following heavy rains in Leshan in Chinas southwestern Sichuan province. (AFP)

What's behind China's record floods?

Here are five questions about why China still endures severe flooding every year

21 Aug 2020 7:30 AM GMT

A paramilitary soldier stands guard by a road near the venue for Indias Independence Day ceremony in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (AP)

Pakistan denies report of rift with Saudi Arabia

A major reason behind OIC's inaction has been Saudi's reluctance to accept Pakistan's request for holding a meeting...

21 Aug 2020 5:19 AM GMT

People wear face masks and keep social distancing as they enter a cinema following an ease in restrictions that had been imposed to help control the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

US urges its citizens not to travel to Pakistan citing pandemic and...

US' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Pakistan due to...

13 Aug 2020 8:53 AM GMT

The government issued a stay-at-home order for its approximately 750,000 people, and all schools, offices and commercial establishments were closed. (Representational Image: AFP)

Bhutan imposes 1st nationwide virus lockdown

Bhutan's 113 reported COVID-19 infections were all quarantined travellers, except for one with conflicting test results

13 Aug 2020 8:12 AM GMT

SWAT team patrol at the site of violence after a mob vandalised a police station and burnt vehicles over a social media post, allegedly by a relative of a Congress MLA, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Pakistan lodges protest with India over Bengaluru riots

Islamabad called on the Indian government 'to investigate the incident and take immediate action against perpetrators of...

13 Aug 2020 3:43 AM GMT

New Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse (L) and his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa (2R) gesture as they arrive for the new cabinet swearing-in ceremony at the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth in the ancient hill capital of Kandy, some 116 km from Colombo on August 12, 2020.(AFP)

Sri Lanka's new Cabinet ministers include four Rajapaksas

The Cabinet members took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister...

12 Aug 2020 10:32 AM GMT

Men riding scooters next to the still-closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

Coronavirus found on outer packaging of frozen seafood in China

Everyone who handled the goods is under quarantine and have tested negative for coronavirus, while the goods are sealed...

12 Aug 2020 5:21 AM GMT

People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus walk at a shopping and office complex in Beijing. (AP)

China's community virus cases hit single digits

Authorities have ordered mask-wearing, restrictions on indoor dining and other social distancing measures to stem its...

12 Aug 2020 4:58 AM GMT

Senator Marco Rubio speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - China on August 10, 2020 sanctioned 11 Americans, including senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, in retaliation for similar US moves against Chinese officials over Beijings crackdown in Hong Kong. (AFP)

China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for US move

US last week accused 11 Hong Kong officials of suppressing 'freedom and democratic processes', and announced plans to...

10 Aug 2020 11:03 AM GMT

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa greets supporters following his election victory in the general election at his residence in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Rajapaksa sworn in as PM in Sri Lanka, cementing family rule

Rajapaksa is highly popular among the ethnic majority Sinhalese for ending the country's 25-year civil war against Tamil...

9 Aug 2020 5:21 AM GMT

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and former Defense Secretary and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters. (AP)

All in the family: Sri Lanka's political Rajapaksa dynasty

The powerful clan has held sway over the island nation's politics for decades, as well as having a major influence in...

7 Aug 2020 8:57 AM GMT

Sri Lankas President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (front) leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Colombo. (AFP)

Rajapaksa brothers win by landslide in Sri Lanka's election

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is likely to be sworn in the same position by his younger brother, President Gotabaya...

7 Aug 2020 4:26 AM GMT