Thousands of Pakistanis have gathered on the Afghan border, calling for an end to their country’s alliance with Washington in the so-called war on terror, Press TV reports.

A state of emergency has been declared in the flood-ravaged Fiji as heavy torrential rain and high winds continue to pound the South Pacific nation.

Myanmar's main opposition party says the Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in the country’s parliament.

Voters in Myanmar have cast their ballots in a parliamentary by-election, hoping to bring change in the country that has long been subjected to Western-led sanctions and political isolation.

The United Nations has asked India to repeal the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the disputed Kashmir valley saying it is a symbol of excessive state power, Press TV reports.

At least nine people have been killed and over one hundred others injured in three consecutive bomb attacks in the southern province of Yala in Thailand.

At least ten pro-Taliban militants have been killed by Pakistani security forces in the crisis-hit tribal area of Orakazai Agency in the northwest of the country, Press TV reports.

Several people including two US-led soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been injured in a rocket attack in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, Press TV reports.

The United States continues the use of its assassination drones abroad, killing at least 9 people in the latest raids by the unmanned aircraft in Yemen and Pakistan.

A report released by the UN’s refugee agency shows that the Pakistani military operations in the country’s tribal areas have led to the displacement of an estimated 100,000 Pakistani civilians.

Demonstrations have been held in Karachi to demand the release of Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned in the United States, Press TV reports.

Indonesia’s parliament has rejected a plan to raise fuel prices by 33 percent, but voted in another law permitting future hikes if worldwide oil prices continue to rise.

Japan has warned that it may shoot down a North Korean satellite carrier if it strays into the Japanese airspace.

Pakistan's parliament has formally opened a debate on whether or not to re-open the supply line for the US-led troops in neighboring Afghanistan.

A report by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Center of China says the Asian country has become the world's biggest victim of cyber attacks, Press TV reports.

Economists in Thailand have expressed concern over the government’s plan to embark on a minimum wage hike in the Southeast Asian country, Press TV reports.

At least four US-led soldiers with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in separate attacks in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan.

Indonesia has objected to a potential plan by the Pentagon to build a military base in Australia's Cocos Islands, saying the initiative threatens Indonesian sovereignty and security.

A non-UN-sanctioned US assassination drone strike has killed at least four people in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials say.

A foreign soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the second death in the day for the US-led forces in the war-wracked country.

A report by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the number of people per household in the Japanese capital has fallen to an average of less than two for the first time on record, Press TV reports.

Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by the Taliban on a NATO coalition supply convoy in a three-hour firefight in a mountainous area of western Afghanistan.

At least twelve people, including six Shia Muslims, have been killed and a number of others wounded in separate attacks in Pakistan, Press TV reports.

Another US-led NATO soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in southern Afghanistan, Press TV reports.

The group of emerging economic powers, BRICS, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, has been urged to call for the implementation of reforms in the United Nations Security Council.

British Defense Minister Philip Hammond has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan's southern Helmand province just days after two British soldiers were killed there, Press TV reports.

Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has rejected Washington's claim that the US-led NATO airstrikes on November 26 were justified as self-defense, Press TV reports.

Suspected pro-Taliban militants have blown up a key gas pipeline in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cutting supplies to several areas of the region, Press TV reports.

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale has hit Pakistan’s southwest, with no immediate reports of damage or causality, Press TV reports.

China has called on the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition to honor their commitments to the UN-Arab League peace proposal.

A blast at a food processing plant in central China has left at least two people dead and 26 others injured, state media reports.

The Australian government says it is open to the idea of allowing the Pentagon to use one of its remote islands in the Indian Ocean as a base to fly spy missions over South and Southeast Asia.

Thousands of Pakistanis have once again rallied in front of the parliament in the capital Islamabad to protest against the possible re-opening of NATO supply routes for US-led forces in Afghanistan.

A French soldier wounded in a January mass shooting by an Afghan army colleague has died to bring to 83 the French death toll in the US-led war in Afghanistan.

Thousands of Indonesians have poured into the streets in a nationwide protest against the government's plan for a rise in the subsidized fuel price amid fears of mounting inflation.

At least five people have been killed in an attack by the Taliban on a NATO convoy in Farah province in western Afghanistan, Press TV reports.

North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month despite warnings from the United States and its regional allies.

At least three people, including a political activist, have been killed in separate violent attacks in south and southwest Pakistan, Press TV reports.

A new opinion poll shows the Americans’ support for the war in Afghanistan has plunged sharply, hitting a record low after the recent massacre of at least 16 civilians by US soldiers in the Asian country.

An American soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, Press TV reports.