Protest-riven Thailand welcomes first group of tourists since April

New tourist arrivals from China are on special 90-day visas and visitors must stay in quarantine for two weeks.

Stampede kills several Afghans trying to secure Pakistan visa

At least 11 of the 15 people killed are women, a provincial council member in the eastern city of Jalalabad, where the incident occurred, has said.

Azerbaijan: Int'l community should impose sanctions on Armenia

The ceasefire in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region is under severe strain following Armenia's repetitive violations.

Pakistan army to probe troops' alleged role in arrest of opposition figure

Country's army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa orders probe after local politicians said that Sindh province's top police official was abducted by paramilitary troops, who coerced him into signing an order to arrest an opposition leader.

The Netherlands agrees to compensate children of executed Indonesians

Dutch soldiers executed 11 unarmed people during the Indonesian war of independence, between 1945 and 1950. Now their children will be compensated for the murders of their kin.

Japan to seek anti-cyberattack measures to keep Tokyo Games safe

The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for this year but pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iran's state-run media avoids discussing the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict

Iranian media is largely silent on the conflict, while the country's security forces have arrested several Iran-based Turkish activists supporting Azerbaijan.

Kyrgyz acting president seeks constitution change to run for full term

Sadyr Japarov, 51, took over as acting president last week after unrest toppled his predecessor Sooronbay Jeenbekov's government.

Thai PM reconvenes parliament as protesters ramp up pressure

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has recalled parliament for an extraordinary session to discuss how to reduce tensions after tens of thousands of mostly young protesters have taken to the streets in the past week to demand sweeping reforms.

Azerbaijan retakes 13 more villages in region under Armenian occupation

The fighting and shelling has killed hundreds of people, both combatants and civilians, and marks the biggest escalation of a decades-old conflict over the region in more than a quarter of a century.

New Zealand's next parliament to be its most diverse ever

Labour won 64 of the 120 parliamentary seats, and more than half of those are female candidates. It also has 16 indigenous Maori MPs, the first leaders of African and Sri Lankan origin.

Anti-government demonstrations carry on in Thailand despite police warning

Mainly young demonstrators are protesting for the fifth day despite a state of emergency banning them from doing so.