Bangkok, July 13 - The Thailand-Laos cross-border passenger train service began its trial operation, enhancing rail connectivity between Thailand and Laos while linking up with the China-Laos railway.

Tirin Kot (Afghanistan), July 13 - The Counter-Narcotics Police have destroyed seven acres of poppy farms in south Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, Bilal Urozgani, spokesman for provincial police office said on Saturday.

Tirin Kot, July 13 - The Counter-Narcotics Police have destroyed seven acres of poppy farms in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, police said on Saturday.

Islamabad, July 13 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party eligible for the reserved seats, a decision which might make it the largest party in the National Assembly of the country.

Islamabad, July 13 - Two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists have been arrested in an operation in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.

Colombo, July 13 - Sri Lanka's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya, who represented the island nation in the two-day 2nd BIMSTEC Ministerial Retreat hosted by India, has emphasised the need to have a mechanism to map mineral resources found in abundance

Tokyo, July 12 - Japan's Defence Ministry said Friday it has disciplined 218 members of the ministry and the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), including senior personnel, for misconduct, local media reported.

Kathmandu, July 12 - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives on Friday.

Islamabad, July 12 - In a massive victory for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday announced that the PTI is entitled for the proportionate allocation of reserved seats of minorities and

Jakarta, July 12 - The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the mining areas of Bone Bolango regency in Indonesia's Gorontalo province has risen to 26, while 19 people are still missing, a rescuer said on Friday.

Singapore, July 12 - Singaporean police are investigating 528 suspects for over 2,200 scam and unlicensed moneylending cases following an enforcement operation from July 1 to July 10, according to the latest statement from the police.

Dhaka, July 12 - Students in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country have been staging protests against a recruitment system for the government jobs.

Kabul, July 12 - Afghan security forces have seized 700 kg of illicit drugs in the eastern Paktika province, the state media reported.

Tokyo, July 12 - Three people went missing after a residence in western Japanese prefecture of Ehime was buried in a landslide early Friday, local media reported.

Islamabad, July 12 - A Saudi Airlines plane caught fire upon landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar city of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Civil Aviation Authority of Peshawar confirmed.

Islamabad, July 12 - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his country needs to strike a balance between resources and population size to stimulate economic growth, enhance living standards, and alleviate poverty.

Colombo, July 12 - Around 40 people were hospitalised when a bus was caught in an accident in Labukele, Nuwara-Eliya, central Sri Lanka, at around 5 a.m., the police said.

Tokyo, July 12 - Public support for the Cabinet led by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fell to 15.5 per cent in July, marking a new low since the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power in December 2012, a Jiji Press opinion