The call follows revelations about large-scale graft involving government-funded flood control projects.

Afghanistan’s post-quake humanitarian catastrophe is to a large extent the predictable outcome of sanctions that strangle the economy and cut off financial lifelines.

Following an overhaul of Kyrgyzstan's electoral system in June, there is talk of dissolving parliament and holding early elections.

Hisahito’s position as the only eligible male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne has generated intense interest in his life – and public debate about Japan’s male-only imperial succession.

Attacks on Mujib’s statues and questions over his leadership largely reflect anger against Sheikh Hasina, who used his figure to justify her autocratic rule.

Instead of believing that strategic patience would breed stability, the Modi government’s strategic escalation has made Indus water flows a tool of coercive diplomacy.