A female lawmaker was on Friday arrested by Philippine police for being involved in drug trading. ....

An Indian-origin man was killed and another injured by a former Navy serviceman who mistook them for "Middle Easterners", officials said. ....

Conducting targeted strikes across the Afghan border, Pakistan army has succeeded in killing two high-profile terrorists affiliated with terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, including the Lahore attack mastermind, media reports said. ....

Afghanistan's government warned Pakistan that it would respond to any attack on its sovereignty, with the warning coming amid rising bilateral tensions over border skirmishes last week. ....

Australia is expected to host the Asean-Australia Special Summit in 2018, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Thursday. ....

At least seven persons were killed and over 15 were injured in an explosion in a defence area of Lahore on Thursday, the local media reported. ....

Turkey's Defence Ministry lifted the ban on female officers wearing the veil, media reported. ....

The White House announced that it is delaying the release of a revised executive order on travel and refugees until next week, an official said. ....

In its continuing fight against terrorism, the Pakistan Army on Wednesday launched "Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad" -- which roughly translates to "operation to eliminate discord" -- across the country, the military said. ....

A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Punjab Home Department on a petition challenging the detention of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed. ....