Family issues plea for justice in bus rape case that shocked India

Dozens of people are feared to have drowned after several boats carrying Muslim refugees fleeing an approaching cyclone sank in the Bay of Bengal.

Andrew Buncombe joins Pakistan’s new PM at his country house where he hears about his headaches over electricity, building the economy, and tackling militancy

Former Prime Minister secures third term in office – and vows to make an impact in Pakistan within 100 days

Judges say the strikes must be declared a war crime as they kill innocent people

The former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan fractured his skull and required hospital treatment after he fell from a fork-lift truck that was carrying him on to the stage at a packed rally.

They had waited for years. So when the opportunity came they took it, even if it meant leaving behind friends and neighbours, brothers and husbands. Even a  three-day-old baby boy. Seven weeks ago, almost 500 Hindus from Pakistan crossed into India on the pretence of visiting a  religious festival. In reality, they had come to escape religious persecution and poverty. Some said they would rather commit suicide than go back.

Violence erupted after security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in the central commercial district

He rose to the top, then ended up in jail. Now Malaysia’s opposition leader stands on the verge of a remarkable election victory

Indian prisoner died one day earlier after attack in Lahore jail