Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, according to
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea by crossing the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone between the two countries on Sunday, the South's military said in a statement. The soldier was taken into custody by South Korean guards who had been monitoring his movements, the military said, say
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have broadly agreed to form a coalition government, setting the stage for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. Sanae Takaichi, leader of the conservative LDP, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of
Afghanistan and Pakistan were holding peace talks in Doha on Saturday, both sides said, after the South Asia neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of fierce border clashes. They are seeking to find a way forward after the clashes killed dozens and wounded hundreds in the worst violence
A high-level delegation from Afghanistan left for peace talks with Pakistan on Saturday in Doha, an Afghan government spokesperson said, after the countries extended a ceasefire to their fierce border clashes. "As promised, negotiations with the Pakistani side will take place today in Doha," Zabih
Chen Ning Yang, one of the world's most renowned physicists and a Nobel Prize winner, died at 103 of illness in Beijing on Oct 18, state news outlet Xinhua said on Saturday. Born in eastern China's Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chinese-American physicist who worked on statistical mec
Indonesia's military said it killed 14 Papuan fighters during an operation to free a village from the control of separatists in the restive province this week, and said residents had welcomed the soldiers. Troops moved toward the village of Soanggama on Tuesday night and a firefight with a group o
The Palestinian Authority said on Wednesday it is prepared to operate a key crossing for aid between Egypt and Gaza, while raising concerns about who will pay for the reconstruction of the devastated enclave after two years of war. "Now we are ready to engage again, and we have notified all partie
Pakistan carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Wednesday, Afghan and Pakistan officials said, as fresh fighting erupted between the neighbours.
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina will address the nation on Monday, his office said, after he lost the support of a key army unit that joined thousands of youths protesting against corruption and poverty and demanding his resignation. Demonstrations in the former French colony erupted
A Chinese coast guard ship fired a powerful water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel on Sunday near Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine coast guard reported. The BRP Datu Pagbuaya, part of the fisheries fleet supporting Filipino fishermen, sustained minor dama
Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries. Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, with the country's ministry of defence saying this was in retaliation for P
Tens of thousands of people joined a pro-Palestinian rally in the business district of Australia's most populous city, Sydney, on Sunday, organisers said, after a court this week blocked a move to hold the protest at the Sydney Opera House. Around 27 protests took place across Australia on Sunday,
