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Nov 23 (Reuters) - A shadow government in Myanmar said it has raised $6.3 million on the opening day of its inaugural bonds sale, in its biggest move yet to generate funds for its "revolution" to topple the ruling military junta. Myanmar…

China on Friday (Nov 19) slammed the opening of a de facto Taiwanese embassy in Lithuania as an "extremely egregious act," saying any move seeking Taiwanese independence was "doomed to fail." "There is but one China in the world, Taiwan…

India has called for greater cooperation and interaction on Afghanistan at a regional conference on security of Central Asian states, Iran and Russia to help evolve a strategy to deal with the Taliban and a growing humanitarian crisis.…

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday (Nov 8) that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was deteriorating with more than 3 million people in need of life-saving aid due to a growing conflict and failing economy. The…

More than 500 civil rights groups have called for a United Nations Security Council meeting to stop escalating violence in Myanmar's Chin state, a volatile border region that has become a forefront of resistance against military rule.…

At a recent election rally, Mrs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi family that dominates the opposition Congress party, strode on stage and asked the crowd to repeat after her: "I'm a woman, I can fight." The slogan…

The aftermath of an Indian cricket loss to Pakistan at the Men's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates continues to ripple across India. On Oct 24, Pakistan handily beat arch rival India in the first cricket match between the sides…

Afghanistan's Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday (Nov 2), threatening further disruption to an already ailing economy. Since the Islamist group seized power in mid-August, the national currency…

A banned Pakistani Islamist party on Monday (Nov 1) called off a march to the capital and ended its occupation of a major highway after reaching a deal with the government, following more than a week of clashes that left seven policemen…

India has deployed recently acquired United States-made weaponry along its border with China, part of a new offensive force to bolster its capabilities as the countries remain deadlocked over disputed territory in the Himalayas. The…