An Australian woman and her British boyfriend went on trial yesterday accused of beating a policeman to death on a popular beach on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

People struggled to pay for basics goods like food and fuel yesterday and fretted about their savings, after the government withdrew Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes from circulation in a bid to flush out money hidden from the tax man.

For Mohamad Alamgir, his wife and two children, visiting the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Safari Park was their first time to experience exotic wildlife firsthand.

Prime Minister Shekh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh values high its ties with Myanmar being the close-door neighbour as visiting Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Air Force General Khin Aung Myint called on her at her office.

While the environment authorities have sprung into action in the wake of the thick blanket of smog covering Lahore, environmental laws in Punjab have proved largely ineffective over the years.

Somalia looks more likely to strike oil than gas in its long pursuit of offshore riches, making it easier for the African state to exploit any windfall but also potentially upsetting the fragile recovery led by its Western-backed government.

Afghan’s president yesterday welcomed back Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country’s wars, offering her a furnished apartment after she was deported by Pakistan.

Kenya Defence Forces soldiers, the first batch of the troops who had served in the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

Donald Trump’s election victory has sparked massive concern across Africa, with experts fearing a reduction in trade deals and humanitarian aid as well as more brutal anti-terrorism tactics.

A decorated camel performs a dance during a competition at Pushkar Fair, where animals, mainly camels, are brought to be sold and traded, Rajasthan, yesterday.

The eight-year-old Indian star of a film starring Nicole Kidman has reportedly been denied a US visa he needed to attend its New York premiere.

The India-US relationship will continue to grow in future, US ambassador to India Richard Verma said yesterday as the US elected Donald Trump as its 45th president.