In Pakistan,former prime minister and PTI chief Imran Khan along with other party leaders were booked on the charges of murder and terrorism. 

There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries.

India will supply a fresh tranche of assistance of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan. 

In Bangladesh, at least 17 people were killed and over 100 others injured in a powerful  explosion at a building in Dhaka. 

Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone.

India tore into Pakistan after its foreign minister raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a UNSC debate on women, peace and security.