South Korean President Park Geun-Hye yesterday agreed to dump her nominee for prime minister and cede control of some state affairs in a major climbdown forced by a corruption scandal battering her administration.

More than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black marched yesterday through the heart of the city in silence to condemn a move by China that effectively bars two elected pro-independence lawmakers from taking their seats in the legislature.

The Philippine Supreme Court cleared the way yesterday for a hero’s burial for former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, resolving an issue that has divided the nation since his death in 1989 three years after he was ousted in a “people power” revolt.

Few leaders began their presidency with such promise and ended with such ignominy as the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos.

The US is “deeply concerned” by the election in Nicaragua, a state department spokesman said, a day after former Marxist guerrilla Daniel Ortega clinched a third consecutive term as president.

There’s no smoke without fire. In Delhi we say there’s no smog without fire. The fire and the smog have combined to turn Delhi into a gas chamber. Death by breath is our destiny.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new immigration policy and relax visa rules for Indian techies and students pursuing higher studies in Britain.

The Bangladesh High Court yesterday set free a man on bail who was languishing in jail for long 16 years without trial, thanks to a report aired by a private TV channel and initiative taken by the Supreme Court Legal Aid office.

Sri Lanka slammed China’s ambassador yesterday for criticising Colombo’s attitude to aid in the local media, as the island nation distances itself from its once-close ally and economic lifeline.

Sri Lankan wildlife officials rescued a massive crocodile on Monday after it got stuck in a canal in the southern city of Matara while looking for food, according to local media.

Police in Nepal arrested 144 former Maoist child soldiers yesterday following protests at the headquarters of their former party.

Former prime minister of Nepal and president of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba calls on the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi yesterday.